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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... lady sore adrad . Ib . ADRAMING , adj . Churlish . ADRAWE , v . ( 1 ) To draw away ; to withdraw . Awey fro hem he wold adrawe , Octovian , 357 . If that he myght . ( 2 ) To draw forth . Rob . Glouc . The geant , tho he sey hym come ...
... lady sore adrad . Ib . ADRAMING , adj . Churlish . ADRAWE , v . ( 1 ) To draw away ; to withdraw . Awey fro hem he wold adrawe , Octovian , 357 . If that he myght . ( 2 ) To draw forth . Rob . Glouc . The geant , tho he sey hym come ...
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... Lady's Dictionary , 1694 . AER , 8. An ear . East . AEREMANCY , 8. ( Gr . ) Divination by the air . AERIE , AIRIE , AYERY , 8. ( from A.-S. æg , an egg . ) The nest of an eagle , hawk , or other bird of prey , but some- times also the ...
... Lady's Dictionary , 1694 . AER , 8. An ear . East . AEREMANCY , 8. ( Gr . ) Divination by the air . AERIE , AIRIE , AYERY , 8. ( from A.-S. æg , an egg . ) The nest of an eagle , hawk , or other bird of prey , but some- times also the ...
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... lady , whyt as flowr , That hyghte la dame d'amore , Afeng hym fayr and well . Lybeaus Disconus , 1401 . AFEORME , V. ( A.-N. ) to make fast . To confirm ; Have who so the maistry may , Afeormed faste is this deray . Kyng Alisaunder ...
... lady , whyt as flowr , That hyghte la dame d'amore , Afeng hym fayr and well . Lybeaus Disconus , 1401 . AFEORME , V. ( A.-N. ) to make fast . To confirm ; Have who so the maistry may , Afeormed faste is this deray . Kyng Alisaunder ...
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... LADY , 8. Lady - day . Suffolk . ALAMIRE , 8. The lowest note but one in the scale of music of Guido Aretine . ALAMODE , 8 ( Fr. ) A kind of taffetas . ALAMORT , ad ( Fr. ) Half dead ; in a dying state ; drooping . Whose soft and royal ...
... LADY , 8. Lady - day . Suffolk . ALAMIRE , 8. The lowest note but one in the scale of music of Guido Aretine . ALAMODE , 8 ( Fr. ) A kind of taffetas . ALAMORT , ad ( Fr. ) Half dead ; in a dying state ; drooping . Whose soft and royal ...
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... lady of the ale , who dress as suitably as they can to the cha- racters they assume . A large empty barn , or some such build- ing , is provided for the lord's hall , and fitted up with seats to accommodate the company . Here they ...
... lady of the ale , who dress as suitably as they can to the cha- racters they assume . A large empty barn , or some such build- ing , is provided for the lord's hall , and fitted up with seats to accommodate the company . Here they ...
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