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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... body . ) To bury . " For to a here brother body . " Oxf . M Acost , adv . ( from A.-N. à co On the side ; near . Forth thai passeth this lond acos Arthour and M ACOUNTRE , ACUNTRE , v . ( A.-N. ) An counter . MSS 14th cent . ACOUPE , v ...
... body . ) To bury . " For to a here brother body . " Oxf . M Acost , adv . ( from A.-N. à co On the side ; near . Forth thai passeth this lond acos Arthour and M ACOUNTRE , ACUNTRE , v . ( A.-N. ) An counter . MSS 14th cent . ACOUPE , v ...
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... bodies passions takes herself to die ; Yet death now finish'd , she can well convert Herself to other thoughts . And if the eye Of her adversion were fast fix'd on high , In midst of death ' twere no more fear nor pain Than ' twas unto ...
... bodies passions takes herself to die ; Yet death now finish'd , she can well convert Herself to other thoughts . And if the eye Of her adversion were fast fix'd on high , In midst of death ' twere no more fear nor pain Than ' twas unto ...
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... body ded ryse , a grymly agleed . Lydgate's Minor P. , p . AGLER , 8. ( 4.-N. ) A needle - c AGLET , 8. ( 4.-N. ) The ta AIGULET , a lace , or of the po formerly used in dress ; a spang a little plate of metal . Aglet , jewel in one's ...
... body ded ryse , a grymly agleed . Lydgate's Minor P. , p . AGLER , 8. ( 4.-N. ) A needle - c AGLET , 8. ( 4.-N. ) The ta AIGULET , a lace , or of the po formerly used in dress ; a spang a little plate of metal . Aglet , jewel in one's ...
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... Body yelding to Christen Dust , My Soule to God the faithfull and Jus ALDRIAN , 8. A star on the nec the lion . Chaucer . ALE , 8. ( 4.-S. ) ( 1 ) A rural festi " At wakes and ales . " Ben son's Tale of a Tub , prol . ( 2 ) An ale ...
... Body yelding to Christen Dust , My Soule to God the faithfull and Jus ALDRIAN , 8. A star on the nec the lion . Chaucer . ALE , 8. ( 4.-S. ) ( 1 ) A rural festi " At wakes and ales . " Ben son's Tale of a Tub , prol . ( 2 ) An ale ...
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... body of All Fours , Who spent his money and pawned his clothes : And if you wish to know his name , It is high , low , Jack , and game . ALL - GOOD , S. The herb good Henry . Gerard . ALLHALLOWN - SUMMER , 8. A late summer . ALL - HEAL ...
... body of All Fours , Who spent his money and pawned his clothes : And if you wish to know his name , It is high , low , Jack , and game . ALL - GOOD , S. The herb good Henry . Gerard . ALLHALLOWN - SUMMER , 8. A late summer . ALL - HEAL ...
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