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† imˈpostory Obs. rare. [f. as prec. + -y; cf. impostery, -ury.] = imposture.1653 A. Wilson Jas. I 107 It could not be imagined that any thing of Impostory could result from him. 1655 Fuller Ch. Hist. x. iv. §56 The Disease of the Mother being the best Foundation to build such Impostourie thereon.
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† impoˈstorious, a. Obs. rare. [f. impostory + -ous; cf. imposterious, -turious.] Having the character of an impostor or imposture.1623 Hart Arraignm. Ur. ii. ii. 43 An impostorious empiricke. Ibid. 44 Nothing else but impostorious conjecture. 1670 Evelyn Mem. 5 Aug., I was formerly acquainted with ...
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impostery
† imˈpostery Obs. rare—1. [cf. prec.] Imposture: = impostory, -try, -tury.1656 Burton's Diary (1828) I. 72 His riding into Exeter was a horrid piece of pageantry and impostery, but how to call that blasphemy in him I know not.
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