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cowl-staff
cowl-staff, coul-staff Forms: α. 3 cuuel-staf, 6–7 coule-, cowle, 6– coul-, cowl-staff. β. 5–8 cole-, 6–7 coal-, coole-, 7 col-, coll-staff. γ. 6–9 colt-staff. [f. cuvel(e, cowl n.2 + staff, in description of its primary use, that of carrying a ‘cowl’. Partly through phonetic contraction, and partly...
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cowl
▪ I. cowl, n.1 (kaʊl) Forms: 1 cuᵹele, cuᵹle, cuhle, [cufle], 1–3 cule, kuuele, cuuel, 3–4 couele, couel, kouel, 4 cole, 5–7 cowle, cool(e, 6 coule, 7 kowle, 8 coul, 7– cowl. [The derivation and form-history present difficulties. OE. renders L. cuculla by cuᵹele, cuᵹle, cuhle and cule, weak fem.; al...
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palanquin
‖ palankeen, palanquin, n. (pælənˈkiːn) Forms: α. 6 palanchin, pal(l)anchine, pallankin, 7 palankine, -quine, pallenkine, pallanquin, (pollankan, palamkin, -keen, palakin, pallaquin), 7–8 pallankeen, palenkeen, 8 pallenkeen, 7– palankin, palanquin, 8– palankeen. Also β. 7 palanke, -ka, 7–8 palankee,...
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spelling
▪ I. † ˈspelling, vbl. n.1 Obs. [f. spell v.1] Speaking, talking, discourse, utterance. In OE. esp. ‘idle or unprofitable talk’.c 1000 ælfric Hom. (Thorpe) I. 180 Forbuᵹað idele spellunge, and dyslice blissa. c 1030 Rule St. Benet (Logeman) 83 Idelnesse oððe spellingum [L. otioso aut fabulis]. a 122...
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ride
▪ I. ride, n.1 (raɪd) [f. ride v. ME. rĭde (only in Gen. & Ex. 3950) is app. to be taken as a derivative from the stem rī̆d-: cf. Du. rit, MLG. rid, rit, G. ritt, Da. ridt.] 1. a. An excursion or journey in some vehicle or conveyance, now esp. a public one; † a drive.1759 J. Wesley Jrnl. 13 Aug. (17...
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