† ˈbleaking, vbl. n. Obs.
[f. bleak v. 1.]
Bleaching. Also attrib., as in bleaking-house.
| a 1627 Middleton No Wit, etc. iv. ii, Left at Shoreditch, as a pledge For rosa solis, in a bleaking house. |
† ˈbleaking, vbl. n. Obs.
[f. bleak v. 1.]
Bleaching. Also attrib., as in bleaking-house.
| a 1627 Middleton No Wit, etc. iv. ii, Left at Shoreditch, as a pledge For rosa solis, in a bleaking house. |
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