A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations, by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 - English language |
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... Ainsworth . LIMPID . adj . limpide , Fr. limpidus , Lat . ] Clear ; pure transparent . The springs which were clear , fresh , and lim- pid , become thick and turbid , and impregnated with sulphur as long as the earthquake lasts ...
... Ainsworth . LIMPID . adj . limpide , Fr. limpidus , Lat . ] Clear ; pure transparent . The springs which were clear , fresh , and lim- pid , become thick and turbid , and impregnated with sulphur as long as the earthquake lasts ...
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... Ainsworth . MADHOUSE . n . s . [ mad and house . ] A house where madinen are cured or con- fined . A fellow in a ... Ainsworth . MAFFLER . 1. s . [ from the verb . ] A Ainsworth . MAGAZINE . n . s . [ magazine , French ; from the Arabick ...
... Ainsworth . MADHOUSE . n . s . [ mad and house . ] A house where madinen are cured or con- fined . A fellow in a ... Ainsworth . MAFFLER . 1. s . [ from the verb . ] A Ainsworth . MAGAZINE . n . s . [ magazine , French ; from the Arabick ...
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... Ainsworth . MAID .. 7 n . s . [ męden , męzden , MAIDEN . Saxon ; maegd , Dutch . ] 3. An unmarried woman ; a virgin . Your wives , your daughters , Your matrons , and your maids , could not fill up The cistern of my lust . Shakspeare ...
... Ainsworth . MAID .. 7 n . s . [ męden , męzden , MAIDEN . Saxon ; maegd , Dutch . ] 3. An unmarried woman ; a virgin . Your wives , your daughters , Your matrons , and your maids , could not fill up The cistern of my lust . Shakspeare ...
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... Ainsworth . MAINLAND . n . s . [ main and land . ] Con- tinent . Spenser and Dryden seem to ac- cent this word differently . Ne was it island then , But was all desolate , and of some thought By sea to have been from the Celtick ...
... Ainsworth . MAINLAND . n . s . [ main and land . ] Con- tinent . Spenser and Dryden seem to ac- cent this word differently . Ne was it island then , But was all desolate , and of some thought By sea to have been from the Celtick ...
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... Ainsworth . MANDRAKE . n . s . [ mandragoras , Latin ; mandragore , French . ] A plant . The flower of the mandrake consists of one leaf in the shape of a bell , and is divided at the top into several parts ; the root is said to bear a ...
... Ainsworth . MANDRAKE . n . s . [ mandragoras , Latin ; mandragore , French . ] A plant . The flower of the mandrake consists of one leaf in the shape of a bell , and is divided at the top into several parts ; the root is said to bear a ...
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