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impostrous, a. (ɪmˈpɒstrəs) Also 7 impost'rous. [Abbreviation of imposterous or -orous: cf. monster, -trous.] 1. Having the character of an impostor.1612 Drayton Poly-olb. xviii. 286 He that took th' impost'rous Ciprian king. 1850 Grote Greece ii. lxvii. VIII. 484 Aristotle..gave to the word Sophist...
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imposturious
† impoˈsturious, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. impostury + -ous; cf. imposterious, -orious.] = impostrous.? a 1600 Hystorie of Hamblet iv, There are some imposturious companions that impute so much devinitie to the devell.
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impostrate
† imˈpostrate, ppl. a. Obs. rare—1. [f. impostor or imposture + -ate2.] = impostrous.1632 Lithgow Trav. i. 4 The impostrat quagmires of this abortive age.
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impostured
† imˈpostured, ppl. a. Obs. [f. imposture n. or v. + -ed.] Falsified, adulterated; impostrous.1619 Pasquil's Palm (1877) 149 False impostur'd wines doe hurt the eyes. 1648–99 J. Beaumont Psyche ii. cxxxvi. (1702) 23 That face which I Wantonly scorn'd, and cast my love away Upon impostur'd Lust's fou...
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tenor
▪ I. tenor, n.1 (a.) (ˈtɛnə(r)) Also 4 tenur, 4–6 -oure, 4–9 -our, 5 -owre, -eur, 6 -ore, -er, tennour, (teanor), 6–7 tennor, 7 tenner. β. 4–8 tenure (5 teneure). [a. OF. tenor, -our, 13th c. (also tenoire, -eure, -ure, 13–14th c.), mod.F. teneur fem., substance, import of a document, etc.:—L. tenōr...
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