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becalm
becalm, v. (bɪˈkɑːm) [f. be- 2 + calm v.] 1. trans. To make calm or still; to calm, quiet; fig. to assuage, mitigate, soothe, tranquillize.1613 Bp. Hall Holy Panegyr. 77 He..hath becalmed the world, and shut the iron gates of warre. a 1649 Drummond of Hawthornden Poems Wks. (1711) 38 Thou becalm'st ... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Noise (album)
The album was announced on its sleeve as "Number 1 in the A Loud series" (Fireships had similarly been labelled as "Number 1 in the BeCalm series"). wikipedia.org
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becalmed
becalmed, ppl. a. (bɪˈkɑːmd) [f. becalm v. + -ed.] a. Calmed, quieted, stilled. b. Motionless for want of wind.a 1667 Cowley Solit. Wks. 1710 II. 693 They're like a becalmed Ship. a 1674 Clarendon Hist. Reb. III. xv. 491 The silence..of a becalm'd Conscience. a 1700 Dryden (J.) The moon shone clear ... Oxford English Dictionary
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STEADY crossword clue - All synonyms & answers
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Fireships (album)
The sleeve notes label the album "Number 1 in the BeCalm series", and its songs are generally at the gentler, more introspective end of Hammill's work. When he explained the concept of the BeCalm and A Loud series to them, they decided to issue two compilations along similar lines - The Calm (After The wikipedia.org
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incalm
† inˈcalm obs. var. of encalm (see en-1 2), to becalm.1582 N. Lichefield tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. vii. 17 b, The Tuesdaye after..hee was incalmed. Ibid. xxiv. 61 b, Eight great ships..wer incalmed. Oxford English Dictionary
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Sir Charles Knowles, 2nd Baronet
On his return to the battle, Knowles observed an opportunity to pass to windward of the Santísima Trinidad and so becalm her. wikipedia.org
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storify
▪ I. storify, v.1 rare. (ˈstɔərɪfaɪ) [f. story n.1 + -fy.] trans. To picture, delineate or record (a historical event or fact); to celebrate in history or story. Also absol. Hence ˈstorifying vbl. n.1 (attrib.)1616 J. Lane Contn. Sqr.'s T. iii. 320 And looke what natures selfe hathe not supplyed, sh... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ashley Collins
each element: fire; sun; wind; rain; touched by generations of hands; and is so layered as to provide an infinite depth of the viewer; the works both becalm wikipedia.org
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easeless
easeless, a. (ˈiːzlɪs) [f. ease n. + -less.] 1. Of persons: Having no ease or rest. rare.1632 Vicars æneid ii. 915 Thus as I ceaselesse, easelesse pri'd about, In every nook, furious to finde her out. 2. Of pain or distress: Having no abatement, admitting of no relief.a 1593 H. Smith Wks. (1867) II.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Amy Elsie Horrocks
Kastner, 1900 To Music, to becalm his Fever. Words by R. Herrick, 1893 To Violets. Vocal Duet. Words by M. Byron, 1899 Tragedy. wikipedia.org
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calm
▪ I. calm, n.1 (kɑːm) Forms: 4–7 calme, 6 cawme, 7– calm. [ME. calme, a. F. calme (16th c. in Littré, in 15th c. carme) in same sense, ad. It. or Sp. (also Pg.) calma. Since calma in OSp. and Pg. means also ‘heat of the day’, Diez, comparing mod.Pr. chaume ‘resting-time of the cattle’, and Rumansch ... Oxford English Dictionary
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huff
▪ I. huff, v. (hʌf) [Huff vb. and n. appear late in the 16th c.; the vb. being somewhat the earlier. The formation was evidently imitative of the sound of a blast of air through an orifice: cf. the earlier use of huff int., and the parallel puff. In Preston's Cambyses (c 1570), Huff, Ruff, and Snuff... Oxford English Dictionary
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slack
▪ I. slack, n.1 north. and Sc. (slæk) Forms: 5 slac, slakke, slake, 5–6 slak, 6– slack. [a. ON. slakki (Icel. slakki, Norw. slakke) in sense 1.] 1. a. A small shallow dell or valley; a hollow or dip in the ground; a depression in a hill-side or between two stretches of rising ground.1375 Barbour Bru... Oxford English Dictionary
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ken
▪ I. ken, n.1 (kɛn) Also 7 kenn(e. [f. ken v.1] † 1. = kenning vbl. n.1 4 b. Obs.1545 St. Papers Hen. VIII, I. 815 The place, wher we be at this present, ys thwartt of Shorham, too kennys allmoste frome the shore. 1574 Bourne Regim. for Sea xviii. (1577) 48 b, Neyther is it possible to see any lande... Oxford English Dictionary
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