Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 1 |
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... lord of all the plaine , And with his tumbling streames doth beare uboord The ploughmans hope and shepheards labour vaine . Spenser's Ruines of Rome , 1591 . ABOOT , part . p . Beaten down . Skinner . ABOOVE , pret . Above . West ...
... lord of all the plaine , And with his tumbling streames doth beare uboord The ploughmans hope and shepheards labour vaine . Spenser's Ruines of Rome , 1591 . ABOOT , part . p . Beaten down . Skinner . ABOOVE , pret . Above . West ...
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... Lord , Let felthe of senne out wende , And my mouthe wyth wel god acord Schel thyne worschypyng sende . William de Shoreham . Sire knight , quoth he , maister and my lord , Now draweth cut , for that is myn acord . Chansen's Canterbares ...
... Lord , Let felthe of senne out wende , And my mouthe wyth wel god acord Schel thyne worschypyng sende . William de Shoreham . Sire knight , quoth he , maister and my lord , Now draweth cut , for that is myn acord . Chansen's Canterbares ...
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... Lord In alle lawes acurseth . Piers Pl . , ACCUSE , v . ( 4.-N. ) To dis or betray . The entrees of the yerde accuse To him that in the watir muset ) Rom . of the Rose , ( 2 ) s . Accusation . Shakesp ACCUSEMENT , 8. An accusati We do ...
... Lord In alle lawes acurseth . Piers Pl . , ACCUSE , v . ( 4.-N. ) To dis or betray . The entrees of the yerde accuse To him that in the watir muset ) Rom . of the Rose , ( 2 ) s . Accusation . Shakesp ACCUSEMENT , 8. An accusati We do ...
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... lord Bassanio , upon more advice , Hath sent you here this ring ; and doth entreat Your company at dinner . Merchant of Venice , iv , 2 . To watch . ADVIGILATE , v . ( Lat . ) ADVISE , v . ( from A.-N. adviser . ) To consider . But , if ...
... lord Bassanio , upon more advice , Hath sent you here this ring ; and doth entreat Your company at dinner . Merchant of Venice , iv , 2 . To watch . ADVIGILATE , v . ( Lat . ) ADVISE , v . ( from A.-N. adviser . ) To consider . But , if ...
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... lord Unto the daughter of a worthless king , Having neither subject , wealth , nor diadem . 2 Henry VI , iv , 1 . AFFINAGE , 8. ( A.-N. ) The refining of metals . Skinner . AFFINE , ( 1 ) 8. ( Lat . affinis . ) A relative . ( 2 ) v ...
... lord Unto the daughter of a worthless king , Having neither subject , wealth , nor diadem . 2 Henry VI , iv , 1 . AFFINAGE , 8. ( A.-N. ) The refining of metals . Skinner . AFFINE , ( 1 ) 8. ( Lat . affinis . ) A relative . ( 2 ) v ...
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