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† maidweed Obs. Also 5–6 mayde-, 6 mayd-, made-. [For *maithe-, *maythe-weed: see maythe.] a. Stinking Camomile, Anthemis Cotula. b. red maidweed, Red or Purple Camomile, Adonis autumnalis. (Cf. mayweed.)c 1440 Promp. Parv. 319/2 Mayde wede, herbe, or maythys (MS. S. maydewode, P. maydenwede), melis...
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maidenweed
† maidenweed Obs. [In sense 1 for *maythen-weed (see maythen); in sense 2 f. maiden n.] 1. = maidweed.1499 [see maidweed, quot. c 1440]. 1530 Palsgr. 241/2 Maydenwede. 1591 Percivall Sp. Dict., Ervato, maidenweeds, hogfenell, Peucedanum. 1592 R. D. Hypnerotomachia 29 A garland..of bitter alisander c...
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mayweed
mayweed (ˈmeɪwiːd) [For *maythe-weed: see maythe and cf. maidweed.] = maythe 1.1551 in Strype Eccl. Mem. II. App. A. 145 That ground, which..was most to be nobly adorned with corn,..now..replenished with mayweed, thistles, docks. 1573 Tusser Husb. (1878) 112 The May weed doth burn and the thistle do...
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maythes
† maythe(s Obs. Forms: α. 1 maᵹoþe, -eþe, -aþe, maᵹþa, 5 mawth. β. 1 mæᵹeþe, mæᵹþa, 4, 6 mathe, 4, 8 maithe, 4–7 maythe, 5 mathge (?), 6–7 mayth. [OE. maᵹoþe wk. fem., mæᵹþa wk. masc., of obscure origin; some have suggested connexion with OE. mæᵹeð maiden.] 1. Stinking Camomile, Anthemis Cotula. App...
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stinking
▪ I. stinking, vbl. n. (ˈstɪŋkɪŋ) [-ing1.] The action of the verb stink; an instance of this.a 1320 Sir Tristr. 1177 No man miȝt bi him stand For stinking of his wounde. c 1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 302 in Babees Bk., Þy tethe be not pikynge,..ne stynkynge of brethe on youre souerayne castynge. 161...
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