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eschew
▪ I. † esˈchew, n. Obs. [f. eschew v.1; cf. OF. escheu, eschui of similar formation.] The action of keeping clear; avoidance (of danger).a 1541 Wyatt Poet. Wks. (1861) 158 So fareth love..The first eschew is remedy alone.▪ II. † esˈchew, a. Obs. Also 4 eschiewe, 4–5 eschu(e. [a. OF. eschieu (nom. es... Oxford English Dictionary
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eschew
eschew/ɪsˈtʃu:; ɪs`tʃu/ v[Tn](fml 文) keep away from (sth); abstain from; avoid 避开(某事物); 戒除; 回避 eschew political discussion 回避政治讨论. 牛津英汉双解词典
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QF
engineering, a measure of the "quality" of a resonant system Quick-firing gun, a sort of artillery piece Quiverfull, a movement of Christians who eschew wikipedia.org
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Obfuscation
Eschew "Eschew obfuscation", also stated as "eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation", is a humorous fumblerule used by English teachers and professors An earlier similar phrase appears in Mark Twain's Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses, where he lists rule fourteen of good writing as "eschew surplusage wikipedia.org
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isschewe
isschewe obs. form of eschew v. Oxford English Dictionary
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exchewe
exchew(e, -chue obs. ff. eschew v.1 Oxford English Dictionary
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The Economical Environmentalist
covers how best to save energy and points out contradictions such as "The one that particularly exasperates me is the “food miles” obsession, whereby we eschew wikipedia.org
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exschew
exschew obs. form of eschew v. Oxford English Dictionary
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achew
achew obs. by-form of eschew. See achue. Oxford English Dictionary
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schewe
▪ I. † schew, v. Aphetic variant of eschew v.c 1500 H. Medwall Nature (Brandl) i. 346 To hawnt vertue and schew all vyce.▪ II. schew(e obs. ff. she, sheaf, show v., sky. Oxford English Dictionary
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achue
† achue, v. Obs. [A by-form of eschue, eschew: see a- prefix 9. So OFr. has occ. achevir for eschevir (eschever, eschiver, mod. esquiver).] = eschew.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 6 Achwyn or fleyn; vito, devito. Achuynge, or beyng ware (v.r. achewynge, achue): precavens, vitans. Oxford English Dictionary
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extue
extue obs. form of eschew v.1 Oxford English Dictionary
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scheyff
scheyff Sc. aphetic var. of eschew v.c 1470 Henry Wallace iii. 264 My lorde, my consaill will I giff; Bot ye do it, fra scaith ye may nocht scheyff. Oxford English Dictionary
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shewe
▪ I. shewe aphetic form of eschew.1502 Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) i. iii. 34 He ought to put out of us all euyl thoughtes and euyll operacyons to shewe all occasyon the whiche myght stere us unto yll. 1548 H. Hart (title), A goodly new short Treatyse instructing euery Parson howe they shulde t... Oxford English Dictionary
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ineschewable
† inesˈchewable, a. Obs. [f. in-3 + *eschewable from eschew v.] That cannot be eschewed, unavoidable.1412–20 Lydg. Chron. Troy ii. xix. (MS. Digby 230) lf. 91/1 Nor come so fer for to fecche ageyn The quene Eleyne..With outen harmes now in eschewable. Oxford English Dictionary
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