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combure
† comˈbure, v. Obs. [ad. OF. comburir (also in Pr.), ad. L. combūr-ĕre to burn up, consume. The inflexion of combūrĕre is precisely like that of ūrĕre to burn, with its compounds ambūrĕre, adūrĕre, exūrĕre, etc., and it takes the place of a *com-ūrĕre; but the difficulty of accounting for comb- as a... Oxford English Dictionary
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combusture
† comˈbusture Obs. rare. [ad. late L. combūstūr-a a burning, f. combūst- ppl. stem of combūrĕre, to combure.] Combustion, burning.1609 Bp. Barlow Answ. Nameless Catholic 11 If the Parlament House had burned..the Iesuites..would..haue sung to their instruments the Destruction of Troy in that combustu... Oxford English Dictionary
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agglutinated
agglutinated, ppl. a. (əˈgl(j)uːtɪneɪtɪd) [f. prec. + -ed.] † 1. Glued or cemented up. Obs.1599 A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physic 104/2 Combure a Hartshorn, in a potters oven, in an agglutinated pot. 2. United or joined as with glue or other sticky substance; cemented together.1658 Sir T. Browne Pse... Oxford English Dictionary
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unglazed
unˈglazed, ppl. a. [un-1 8. Cf. (in sense 2) MDu. ongeglaset.] 1. Not glazed or having a smooth shining surface.1599 A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 43/2 Combure it to poulder in an vnglazede pot. 1612 Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 211 Put these into an earthen pan unglazed. 1694 Salmon Bate's ... Oxford English Dictionary
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combust
▪ I. combust, a. (kəmˈbʌst) [a. OF. combust (14th c. in Godefroy), ad. L. combūst-us, pa. pple. of combūr-ĕre: see combure.] † 1. Burnt; spec. acted on by fire, calcined. Obs.c 1386 Chaucer Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 258 Combust matirs and coagulat. 1477 Norton Ord. Alch. v. in Ashm. (1652) 64 Of a Combu... Oxford English Dictionary
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combustion
combustion (kəmˈbʌstɪən, -tʃən) Also 6 -yon. [a. OF. combustion (14th c. in Littré), ad. late L. combūstiōn-em, n. of action f. combūrĕre; see combure.] 1. a. The action or process of burning; consumption or destruction by fire. (Not common in ordinary unscientific language.)a 1600 Hooker Eccl. Pol.... Oxford English Dictionary
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extinguish
extinguish, v. (ɛkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ) [ad. L. ex(s)tingu-ĕre (f. ex- intensive + stinguĕre to quench): see -ish.] 1. trans. To put out, quench (fire, light, anything burning or shining). † In early medical use: To reduce (an inflammation).1551 Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 89 b, Ethelredus..by it [cold water]..exty... Oxford English Dictionary
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combustible
combustible, a. and n. (kəmˈbʌstɪb(ə)l) [a. Fr. combustible, f. late L. combūstibil-is, f. combūst-, ppl. stem of combūrĕre; see combure.] A. adj. 1. Capable of being burnt or consumed by fire, fit for burning, burnable.1529 More Heresyes iv. Wks. 264/1 The fire can..burne al combustible thinges tha... Oxford English Dictionary
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bale
▪ I. † bale, a. Obs. Forms: 1 balu, bealu, def. balewe, bealwe, 2–3 bali, 3 balu, beali, bæl, 3–5 bale. [Common Teut.; = Goth. balws (in compds., as balwa-wesei wickedness, balwjan to plague, torment, balweins torment):—OTeut. *balw-oz.] 1. Actively evil, deadly, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal... Oxford English Dictionary
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