† ˈdestin, destine, n. Obs.
[a. F. destin masc. = It., Sp., Pg. destine, or OF. destine fem. destiny, f. destiner to destine.]
= destiny n.
| 1575 Churchyard Chippes (1817) 211 Makes an ende, as destine hath assignde. 1590 T. Watson Death Sir F. Walsingham, Poems (Arb.) 151 By Destins fatall knife Sweet Melibœus is depriu'd of life. 1599 Marston Sco. Vill. ii. viii. 211 The Destin's adamantine band. 1616 Drummond of Hawthornden Song Poems 14 This hold to brave the skies the Destines framed. ― Statue of Adonis, She sighed, and said: ‘What power breaks Destine's law?’ |