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adagy
† ˈadagy Obs. Also 6–7 adagie. [ad. L. adagium (see adage), also found unchanged, and (improperly) as adagia.] A by-form of adage, frequent in 17th c.1549 Compl. Scotl. xv. 127 Conformand til ane adagia of ane of the seuyn sapientis of rome. 1570 R. Ascham Scholem. ii. (Arb.) 128 All adagies, all si...
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adage
▪ I. adage1 (ˈædɪdʒ) [a. Fr. adage, ad. L. adagium a proverb, f. ad to + *agi- root of ajo = agio I say. (Fick I. 481.) A by-form was adagy.] ‘A maxim handed down from antiquity; a proverb.’ J.1548 Hall Chron. Edw. IV, an. 9, 209 He forgat the olde adage, saynge in tyme of peace prouyde for warre. 1...
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quippe
▪ I. quip, n. (kwɪp) Also 6 quyppe, 6–7 quipp(e. [var. of quippy (q.v.), perh. associated with words of similar ending (as clip, nip, snip, whip) which contain the idea of something sharp or cutting.] 1. A sharp or sarcastic remark directed against a person; a clever gird or hit. In later use also w...
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