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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... L'Estrange uses , or by corruption of lash . Go you , and find me out a man that has no curiosity at all , or I'll lace your coat for ye . L'Estrange LACED Mutton . whore . An old word for a Ay , Sir , I , a lost mutton , gave your ...
... L'Estrange uses , or by corruption of lash . Go you , and find me out a man that has no curiosity at all , or I'll lace your coat for ye . L'Estrange LACED Mutton . whore . An old word for a Ay , Sir , I , a lost mutton , gave your ...
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... L'Estrange . The tongue serves not only for tasting , but for mastication and deglutition , in man , by lick- ing ; in the dog and cat kind by lapping . Ray on Creation . To LAP . v . a . To lick up . For all the rest They'll take ...
... L'Estrange . The tongue serves not only for tasting , but for mastication and deglutition , in man , by lick- ing ; in the dog and cat kind by lapping . Ray on Creation . To LAP . v . a . To lick up . For all the rest They'll take ...
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... L'Estrange Wideness . Supposing that the multitude and largeness of rivers ought to continue as great as now ; we can easily prove , that the extent of the ocean could be no less , Bentley LARGESS . n . s . [ largesse , French . ] A pre ...
... L'Estrange Wideness . Supposing that the multitude and largeness of rivers ought to continue as great as now ; we can easily prove , that the extent of the ocean could be no less , Bentley LARGESS . n . s . [ largesse , French . ] A pre ...
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... L'Estrange . Philips . They sometimes an hasty kiss Steal from unwary lasses ; they with scorn , And neck reclin'd , resent . LA ́SSITUDE . n . s . [ lassitudo , Latin , lās- situde , French . ] 1. Weariness ; fatigue ; the pain arising ...
... L'Estrange . Philips . They sometimes an hasty kiss Steal from unwary lasses ; they with scorn , And neck reclin'd , resent . LA ́SSITUDE . n . s . [ lassitudo , Latin , lās- situde , French . ] 1. Weariness ; fatigue ; the pain arising ...
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... L'Estrange , Hosea . 15. To propagate plants by fixing their twigs in the ground . Mortimer . The chief time of laying gilliflowers is in July , when the flowers are gone . 16. To wager ; to stake . But since you will be mad , and since ...
... L'Estrange , Hosea . 15. To propagate plants by fixing their twigs in the ground . Mortimer . The chief time of laying gilliflowers is in July , when the flowers are gone . 16. To wager ; to stake . But since you will be mad , and since ...
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