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aslope
aslope, a. and adv. (əˈsləʊp) [Evidence is wanting to show the exact history of this, and its relation to slope; prob. it is later form of OE. aslopen, pa. pple. of asl{uacu}pan, lit. ‘slipped away’ (cf. awake, acale = OE. awacen, acalen); but it may be f. the simple slope adj. (itself apparently = ...
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slopely
† ˈslopely, adv. Obs.—1 In 6 sloaply. [f. slope a.] Slopingly; aslope.1598 Sylvester Du Bartas ii. ii. iv. Columnes 312 The next, which there beneath it sloaply slides.., is called the Zodiac, the Planet's path.
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aswowe
† aˈswough, aswow(e, adv. (or ppl. a.) Also 4–5 asuowe, aswo, aswou, aswowe, aswogh, assowe. [Interchanging in 14th c. with on swowe, in swowe, as if f. a- prep.1 + swough n.; but perhaps originally = iswowe:—iswowen:—OE. ᵹeswóᵹen senseless, fainted, pa. pple. of swóᵹan to overgrow, choke, in the ph...
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Slang terms for money
"aslope") initially refers to a fact that in the 1910–20s the number "1000" was printed on the note at 45°.
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atslip
† atˈslip, v. Obs. rare—1. pa. pple. 3 etslopen. [f. at- prefix2 + OE. sl{uacu}pan to slip; see aslip.] intr. To slip away; cf. aslope.c 1230 Ancr. R. 148 Al min hope were etslopen.
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slope
▪ I. slope, n.1 (sləʊp) Also 7 sloop, 8 sloap. [Aphetically f. aslope adv. The adv. was freq. written and printed as two words, and occurs in contexts which would readily admit of taking a as the indefinite article, e.g. 1551 More Utopia ii. (1895) 129 An other ryuere..runneth downe a slope.] 1. a. ...
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crankle
▪ I. crankle, v. (ˈkræŋk(ə)l) Also 7 cranckle. [Frequentative of crank v.1; in use from c 1600, but app. never very common. Cf. crinkle.] 1. intr. To bend in and out, to wind, twist; ‘to run in flexures and windings’ (J.); to run zig-zag.1598 Florio, Serpicolato, turning, winding, crankling in and o...
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chamfer
▪ I. chamfer, n. (ˈtʃæmfə(r)) Also 7 chamfre. [app. ad. F. chanfrein, formerly also chamfrain, chanfrain, -frin, ‘a chanfering or a channel, furrow, hollow gutter, or streake in stone-worke, etc.’ (Cotgr.), f. OF. chanfraindre to chamfer. It is possible that the Fr. chamfrain directly gave the Eng. ...
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inwardly
▪ I. inwardly, a. rare. (ˈɪnwədlɪ) [OE. inweardl{iacu}c, f. inweard internal + -l{iacu}c, -ly1.] † a. = inward a. Obs.c 1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 338 Wið wifa earfoðnyssum þe on heora inwerdlicum [v.r. inweardlicum] stowum earfeþu þrowiað. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 45 Rechelis, for his swetnesse, bitocneð ...
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chamfering
chamfering, vbl. n. (ˈtʃæmfərɪŋ) [see chamfer v. and n.: possibly chamfering is the earliest word, and directly ad. F. chamfrein, -frin.] † 1. Channelling, fluting, grooving; concr. = chamfer n. 1. Obs.1565–73 Cooper Thesaur., Strio..to make rabates, chanels, or chamfering in stone or timber. 1580 H...
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slent
▪ I. slent, n.1 Now dial. Also 4 slente. [a. ON. *slent (Norw. slent a side-slip paa slent aslant; Sw. slänt slope, slant, på slänt aslant), related to *slenta slent v.1 (whence sense 3). See also sklent n. and slant n.1] 1. A slope or declivity. = slant n.1 1.13.. E.E. Allit. P. A. 141 By-ȝonde þe ...
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askances
▪ I. askance, adv. (əˈskæns) Forms: 6 a scanche, a scance, ascaunce, 6–7 asconce, ascance, 6–8 askaunce, 7 askauns, ascaunse, 6– askance. [Etymology unknown. Wedgwood suggests It. a schiancio ‘bias, slanting, sloping or slopingly, aslope, across, overthwart’ (Baretti), where schiancio is = OFr. escl...
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penthouse
▪ I. penthouse, pentice, n. (ˈpɛnthaʊs, ˈpɛntɪs) Forms: see below. [ME. pentis, rarely pendis, app. aphetic from OF. apentis, apendis, -deis: cf. med.L. appendicium in Promp. Parv. and Cathol. Angl. = pentyce, pentis; also appenditium in Du Cange ‘a small sacred building dependent upon a larger chur...
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graining
▪ I. graining, vbl. n.1 (ˈgreɪnɪŋ) [f. grain v.1 + -ing1.] 1. a. The action of grain v.1 in various senses.1823 P. Nicholson Pract. Builder 417 Graining is the imitating, by means of painting, various kinds of rare woods..and likewise various species of marble. 1837 Whittock Bk. Trades (1842) 409 [S...
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bias
▪ I. bias, a., n., and adv. (ˈbaɪəs) Forms: 6–7 biace, (? 6 byess), 6–8 byas, (7 biais, biase, biaz), 7–8 biass, byass, 6– bias. Pl. biases; also 6 bias, 6–9 biasses, 7 byasses. [a. F. biais, in 14th c. ‘oblique, obliquity’, = Pr. biais (cf. OCat. biais, mod. biaise, biase; also Sardinian biasciu, I...
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