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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... field , in the field . As representing on , it is frequently prefixed to words in composition , sometimes apparently giving in- tensity to the meaning , but in general not perceptibly altering it . Thus we have constantly such forms as ...
... field , in the field . As representing on , it is frequently prefixed to words in composition , sometimes apparently giving in- tensity to the meaning , but in general not perceptibly altering it . Thus we have constantly such forms as ...
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... field ; green arable earth . North . ACCORD , 8. ( 4.-N. ) An agree- ACORD , Jment ; a decision . Shakespeare uses this word in the sense of agreement in As You Like It ; as a verb , to agree , in Romeo and Juliet ; and ac- cordant ...
... field ; green arable earth . North . ACCORD , 8. ( 4.-N. ) An agree- ACORD , Jment ; a decision . Shakespeare uses this word in the sense of agreement in As You Like It ; as a verb , to agree , in Romeo and Juliet ; and ac- cordant ...
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... field . Yorksh . ( 3 ) Fine mould . North . ACKERN , S. An acorn . A Northern word , used principally in West- moreland and Cumberland . ACKERSPRIT , V. ( 4.-S. ) Wilbraham explains this word as being said of potatoes when the roots ...
... field . Yorksh . ( 3 ) Fine mould . North . ACKERN , S. An acorn . A Northern word , used principally in West- moreland and Cumberland . ACKERSPRIT , V. ( 4.-S. ) Wilbraham explains this word as being said of potatoes when the roots ...
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... field . Originally not a deter- mined quantity of land , but any open ground . ( 2 ) A duel fought by single com- batants , English and Scotch , be- tween the frontiers of the two kingdoms , with sword and lance . Cowell . ACRE - DALE ...
... field . Originally not a deter- mined quantity of land , but any open ground . ( 2 ) A duel fought by single com- batants , English and Scotch , be- tween the frontiers of the two kingdoms , with sword and lance . Cowell . ACRE - DALE ...
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... field . Lodge's Defence of Pla ACUIS , 8. pl .. Agues . MS . cent . ACUMINATE , V. ( from Lat . ac tus . ) To whet . Rider's L arie , 1640 . ACURE , adj . A chemical ter plied to a drug , the po which is increased by the a of some other ...
... field . Lodge's Defence of Pla ACUIS , 8. pl .. Agues . MS . cent . ACUMINATE , V. ( from Lat . ac tus . ) To whet . Rider's L arie , 1640 . ACURE , adj . A chemical ter plied to a drug , the po which is increased by the a of some other ...
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