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defoul
▪ I. † deˈfoul, deˈfoil, v. Obs. Forms: α. 3–5 defoule-n, 4–6 defoul(e, defowl(e, (5 defoulle, devoul, def(f)ule, diffowl, dyffowl, 5–6 diffoule). β. 4–6 defoyle, (5 defuyl(e, diffoyle, defoylle), 5–6 defoil. See also defile. [ME. a. OF. defoule-r (defoler, -fuler, -fuller) to trample down, oppress,... Oxford English Dictionary
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diffowl
diffoule, diffowl var. defoul Obs. Oxford English Dictionary
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undefoiled
† undeˈfoiled, ppl. a. Obs. rare. (un-1 8. Cf. defoil defoul v.)a 1325 Prose Psalter (1891) 193 Þe which bot ȝif ichon kepe hole & nouȝt de-fouled [v.r. vndefoylid],..he shal peris wyþ⁓outen ende. [1859 J. T. Staton Song Sol. vi. 9 Ma dove, ma undefoilt, is but one.] Oxford English Dictionary
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defule
defule obs. var. of defoul v. Oxford English Dictionary
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defouled
† deˈfouled, ppl. a. Obs. [f. defoul v. + -ed.] Defiled, polluted, corrupt.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 116 Defowlyd, deturpatus..feculentus, (P. dehonestatus). 1460 W. Thorpe Test. in Arb. Garner VI. 114 Covetous simoners and defouled adulterers. 1483 Cath. Angl. 94 Defowled, maculatus, pollutus, etc. Oxford English Dictionary
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defoiling
† deˈfouling, deˈfoiling, vbl. n. Obs. [f. defoul v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb defoul: a. Trampling down; b. Violation, deflowering; c. Defiling, pollution, defilement; d. Disfigurement.c 1380 Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 200 No defoulynge þerof may askape unpeyned. 1382 ― 2 Sam. xxii. 5 There han e... Oxford English Dictionary
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defoil
▪ I. † deˈfoil, v.1 Obs. Also 7 deffoile, diff-. [ad. F. défeuille-r, in 13th c. des-, deffueiller, f. des-, dé- (de- I. 6) + feuille leaf. Cf. med.L. dēfoliāre.] trans. To strip of leaves; = defoliate v.1601 Holland Pliny xvii. xxii, In disburgening and defoiling a vine. Ibid., How much thereof mus... Oxford English Dictionary
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defile
▪ I. defile, n.1 (ˈdiːfaɪl, dɪˈfaɪl) Formerly 7–9 defilé, 8 defilee. [a. F. défilé (17th c.), ppl. n. from défiler to defile v.2: the final -é was formerly often made -ee in Eng., but being generally written -e without accent, has come to be treated as e mute, the word being identified in form with ... Oxford English Dictionary
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cokir-nose
† ˈcokir-nose Obs. rare. [? f. cocker v.] Meaning doubtful: in quot. applied to hermits.1460 Test. W. Thorpe, These cokir noses are suffered to live in pride and hypocrisy, and to defoul themselves both bodily and ghostly. Oxford English Dictionary
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foil
▪ I. foil, n.1 (fɔɪl) Forms: 4–7 foil(l)e, 4–8 foyl(l)e, (5 fole, 7 fyle), 5– foil. [a. OF. foil, fuil, fueil masc. (= Pr. folh, fuoill, It. foglio:—L. folium leaf, cogn. with Gr. ϕῦλλον), and OF. foille, fueille fem. (mod.F. feuille, = Pr. folha. foilla, Sp. hoja, It. foglia:—L. folia, pl. of foliu... Oxford English Dictionary
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pendant
▪ I. pendant, -ent, n. (ˈpɛndənt) Forms: 4–6 pendaunte, (4–5 -aunt, 5 -awnt), 4–5 pendande, (4 -aunde, 5–6 -and, 6 -on), 5 pennaunt, 7 -ant, 5– pendant, -ent. [a. F. pendant (13th c. in Littré), n. use of pr. pple. of pendre to hang.] I. = F. pendant = pente, slope. † 1. Slope, declivity, inclinatio... Oxford English Dictionary
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take
▪ I. take, v. (teɪk) Pa. tense took (tʊk); pa. pple. taken (ˈteɪk(ə)n). Forms: see below. [Late OE. tacan, tóc, *tacen, a. ON. taka, tók, tekinn (OSw. taka, Sw. taga, Da. tage), to grasp, grip, seize, lay hold of, take, which appears c 1100, in late parts of the OE. Chron., first in MS. D, and then ... Oxford English Dictionary
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