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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... wilt not the rest accombre . Old Play , i , 20 . ACCOMMODATE , v . ( from the Ital . accommodare . ) This word it was fashionable in Shakespeare's time to introduce , properly or improperly , on all occasions . Ben Jonson calls it one ...
... wilt not the rest accombre . Old Play , i , 20 . ACCOMMODATE , v . ( from the Ital . accommodare . ) This word it was fashionable in Shakespeare's time to introduce , properly or improperly , on all occasions . Ben Jonson calls it one ...
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... Wilts . Applied to a beast when it lies backwards , and cannot rise . ACLIT , adj . Adhered together . Devon . ACLITE , adv . Awry . North . Be- ACLOYE . See Accloy . ACLUMSID , part . p . ( A.-S. ) numbed with cold . ACME , s . ( from ...
... Wilts . Applied to a beast when it lies backwards , and cannot rise . ACLIT , adj . Adhered together . Devon . ACLITE , adv . Awry . North . Be- ACLOYE . See Accloy . ACLUMSID , part . p . ( A.-S. ) numbed with cold . ACME , s . ( from ...
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... Wilts . ADLANDS , 8. The butts in a ploughed field which lie at right angles to the general direction of the others ; the part close against the hedges . Shropsh . , North- ampt . , and Leicestersh . ADLE , adj . Unsound ; unwell . East ...
... Wilts . ADLANDS , 8. The butts in a ploughed field which lie at right angles to the general direction of the others ; the part close against the hedges . Shropsh . , North- ampt . , and Leicestersh . ADLE , adj . Unsound ; unwell . East ...
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... Wilt thou believe me , sweeting ? by this light I was adreamt on thee too . O. Pl . , vi , 351 . I was adreamt last night of Francis there . City N. Cap , O. Pl . , xi , 335 . I was even now adream'd that you could see with either of ...
... Wilt thou believe me , sweeting ? by this light I was adreamt on thee too . O. Pl . , vi , 351 . I was adreamt last night of Francis there . City N. Cap , O. Pl . , xi , 335 . I was even now adream'd that you could see with either of ...
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... Wilts . ( 3 ) Either of them ( e'er a one ) . Northamptonsh . AIRSTONES , 8. pl . Stones fallen from the air ... wilt . Linc . AISTER - EAL , 8 . Easter - ale , an extra - allowance given to labour- ers at that season . Northampt ...
... Wilts . ( 3 ) Either of them ( e'er a one ) . Northamptonsh . AIRSTONES , 8. pl . Stones fallen from the air ... wilt . Linc . AISTER - EAL , 8 . Easter - ale , an extra - allowance given to labour- ers at that season . Northampt ...
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