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 2H. G. Bohn, 1857 - English language |
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... tree very sore , Kill ivy , else tree will addle no more . It occurs in the Townley Myste- ries , p . 195. See Adyld . " To addle his shoon " is said in the North of a horse that falls upon his back , and rolls from one side to the ...
... tree very sore , Kill ivy , else tree will addle no more . It occurs in the Townley Myste- ries , p . 195. See Adyld . " To addle his shoon " is said in the North of a horse that falls upon his back , and rolls from one side to the ...
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... tree . A common form of the word in the Western counties . The alder tree , which is alsoe called an aller - tree , is named in Greek elethra , in Latin alnus , and in Duche ein Erlen- baum Turner's Herbal , 1551 . ( 2 ) gen . pl . of ...
... tree . A common form of the word in the Western counties . The alder tree , which is alsoe called an aller - tree , is named in Greek elethra , in Latin alnus , and in Duche ein Erlen- baum Turner's Herbal , 1551 . ( 2 ) gen . pl . of ...
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... tree . And of almandris grete plenté , Figgis , and many a date tre . Rom . of the Rose , 1363 . ALMARIE , 8. ( A.-N. ) A cupboard ; a pantry . See Ambrie . Ther avarice hath almaries , And yren bounden cofres . Piers Pl . , p . 288 ...
... tree . And of almandris grete plenté , Figgis , and many a date tre . Rom . of the Rose , 1363 . ALMARIE , 8. ( A.-N. ) A cupboard ; a pantry . See Ambrie . Ther avarice hath almaries , And yren bounden cofres . Piers Pl . , p . 288 ...
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... tree . The briddes in blossoms thei beeren wel loude On olyves , and amylliers , and al kynde of trees , The popejayes perken , and pruynen for proude , On peren and pynappel they joyken in pees . Pistill of Susan , st . 7 . AMINISH , V ...
... tree . The briddes in blossoms thei beeren wel loude On olyves , and amylliers , and al kynde of trees , The popejayes perken , and pruynen for proude , On peren and pynappel they joyken in pees . Pistill of Susan , st . 7 . AMINISH , V ...
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... tree . A word used in Warwickshire , and also in the South and West of England . APSEN , ( adj . ) Of , or belonging to the asp tree . APT , v . ( Lat . apto . ) To adapt ; to fit to ; to render fit for anything . The symbols used , are ...
... tree . A word used in Warwickshire , and also in the South and West of England . APSEN , ( adj . ) Of , or belonging to the asp tree . APT , v . ( Lat . apto . ) To adapt ; to fit to ; to render fit for anything . The symbols used , are ...
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