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† fewe Obs. rare—1. [? a. OF. fuie:—L. fuga flight; cf. feute. The synonym fuse seems to have arisen from the plural of this word; otherwise a misprint for fewte might be suspected.] = feute n.1525 Ld. Berners Froiss. II. xxvii. 32 b, He was ryght desyrous to folowe his pray, and folowed the fewe of...
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George Hay, 3rd Earl of Kinnoull
Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne, wrote that Kinnoull's death occurred soon after his uncle: "Presentlie thereafter the Earl of Morton dyed, and within a fewe
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underthew
† underthew, v. Obs.—1 [under-1 7: cf. thew v.] trans. To subject, subdue.13.. K. Alis. 1406 (Laud MS.), Me þinkeþ wel grete wondre Þat he miȝth, wiþ so fewe, Al þe werlde hym vnder þewe.
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few
few, a. (fjuː) Forms: 1 féawe, féawa, féa, 2 fæu, 2–3 feawe, Orm. fæwe, 4 south. veawe, (3 feaue), 3–6 fewe, 3–4 south. vewe, 3–5 feu(e, (3 feuwe, fawe, south. vawe, fowe, 6 feowe), 3 fa, 3–5 fo(e, fon(e, (3 foun, fune, 5 fewne, foyn(e), 4– few. compar. 4 fewere, Sc. fewar, foner, 6– fewer. superl. ...
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over-few
ˈover-ˈfew, a. Now dial. [over- 28.] Too few.[1470–85 Malory Arthur v. x, Ouer fewe to fyght with soo many.] 1538 Starkey England ii. ii. 191 Of them [i.e. ministers of the law] are ouer-many, though ther be among them ouer-few gud. a 1687 H. More in Norris Theory Love (1688) 181 Else they would be ...
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untimorous
unˈtimorous, a. (un-1 7.)a 1548 Hall Chron., Edw. IV, 196 b, A man of suche haute corage,..and vntimerous audacite,..as fewe or none was sene in hys tyme. Ibid., Rich. III, 56 b, Let us..set on our enemies like vntimerous Tigers.
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rutson
† ˈrutson Obs. rare. In 5 rot-, rutsonn, rutteson. [ad. AF. ruteison (Bozon): cf rutey v. and rut n.1] Rutting. Chiefly attrib.c 1410 Master of Game (MS. Digby 182) ii, Alle þe tyme fro þe Rutteson into whitsonday into Rutteson tyme men shall fynde but fewe gret dere, saue vpon þe hilles. Ibid. xiii...
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feute
† feute, fewte Obs. Forms: 4 feute, (foute, fuyt), 5 feaute, fewte, (fute). [ad. OF. fuite ‘voies du cerf qui fuit’ (Littré), f. fuir:—L. fugĕre to flee. Cf. fewe, fuse.] The traces or track (of an animal).c 1340 Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1425 Þe howndez.. fellen as fast to þe fuyt. c 1350 Will. Palerne 33 Þe...
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Fred Liu on LinkedIn: 《同游》天地一孤舟 (中英文)
My bilingual poem today, have fun together! ? 天地一孤舟 载酒莫载愁 偶得春江月 当与同心游 《同游》 ©Dejiang Fred Liu
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overcommon
ˈoverˈcommon, a. [over- 28.] Too common, excessively common. So ˈover-ˈcommonness, too great frequency.1480 Caxton Ovid's Met. xiv. iv, The entre [to helle] is ouercomune.., but fewe of them that goon theder fynde the retourne. 1594 Hooker Eccl. Pol. ii. vi. §4 Obiecting that with vs Arguments taken...
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speediful
† ˈspeediful, a. Obs.—1 In 7 speedyfull. [f. speedy a.] Speedy, prompt.1647 16 New Quæres Prælates Ded. p. i, Publishing a speedyfull and satisfactory answer to these fewe Questions.
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cheaper
† ˈcheaper, n. Obs. Also 6 cheper. [f. cheap v. + -er1.] One who bids a price, or inquires the price; a bidder, a purchaser.a 1529 Skelton Maner of World Poems I. 151 So many chepers, So fewe biers..Sawe I never. 1539 Taverner Erasm. Prov. (1545) 67 Bycause the cheaper shulde be the more wyllynge to...
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maintenue
† maintenue Obs. rare—1. [a. F. maintenue, f. maintenir to maintain.] = maintenance 6.1390 Gower Conf. III. 380 To seche and loke how that it is Touchende of the chevalerie,..That of here large retenue The lond is ful of maintenue, Which causith that the comune right In fewe contrees stant upright.
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ykremyd
ykremyd [crim v.] crumbled.c 1430 Two Cookery-bks. 40 A fewe ȝolkys of hard Eyroun y-kremyd þer-on.
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hawdod
† ˈhawdod dial. Obs. [app. f. haw a. blue + dod n.2] A name for the Blue Cornflower, Centaurea Cyanus (Britten and Holland).1523 Fitzherb. Husb. §20 Diuers maner of wedes, as thistyls, kedlokes, dockes..gouldes, haudoddes, dogfennel. Ibid., Hawdod hath a blewe floure, and a fewe lyttell leues..and g...
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