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neck-verse
ˈneck-verse [f. neck n.1] A Latin verse printed in black-letter (usually the beginning of the fifty-first psalm) formerly set before one claiming benefit of clergy (see clergy 6), by reading which he might save his neck. Now only Hist.a 1450 Mankind (Brandl) 506 Lett ws conne well owur neke verse, þ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Psalm 51
Thus, an illiterate person who had memorized this psalm could also claim the benefit of clergy, and Psalm 51 became known as the "neck-verse" because knowing wikipedia.org
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sizz
sizz, v. (sɪz) Also 8 siz. Chiefly dial. or U.S. [Imitative: cf. siss v., and WFris. size, siizje.] † 1. trans. To burn, brand. Obs.—1a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew s.v. Neck-verse, The Women are of course sizz'd in the Fist, without running the risque of a Halter. 2. intr. To give out a hissing soun... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ben Jonson
manslaughter, Jonson pleaded guilty but was released by benefit of clergy, a legal ploy through which he gained leniency by reciting a brief Bible verse (the neck-verse wikipedia.org
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1992 in poetry
Fanthorpe, Neck-Verse Thom Gunn: The Man With Night Sweats Old Stories Tony Harrison, The Gaze of the Gorgon Seamus Heaney: The Golden Bough, Bonnefant wikipedia.org
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clergy
clergy (ˈklɜːdʒɪ) Forms: 3–6 clergye, 3–7 clergie, 4 clergi, cleargye, (cleregie, -gye), 4–5 clerge, 4–7 clargy, -gie, (5 clerigie), 6 clargye, 6–7 cleargie, -gy, 4– clergy. [a. OF. clergie (12th c. in Littré), clargie, fem., literally ‘clerkship’, n. of state f. clerc:—clēric-us cleric, clerk. For ... Oxford English Dictionary
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neck
▪ I. neck, n.1 (nɛk) Forms: α. 1 hnecca, 4–6 nekke, 4–7 nek, (5–6 neke, 6 neeke), 3–7 necke, 4– neck. β. 4 nycke, nhicke, nihcke; nak. [OE. hnecca wk. masc. = OFris. hnecka, necke, MDu. necke (Du. nek), MHG. nacke (G. nacken), ON. hnakki (Da. nakke, Sw. nacke); a strong masc. form appears in MDu. na... Oxford English Dictionary
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look
▪ I. look, n. (lʊk) Forms: 2–6 loke, 3–5 lok, 4, 8–9 Sc. luke, (6 lowke), 6–7 looke, 8–9 Sc. leuk, 5– look. [f. look v.] 1. a. The action or an act of looking; a glance of the eyes; a particular direction of the eyes or countenance in order to look at something. † Also occas., sight, view (quot. 139... Oxford English Dictionary
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more, most) كثير * muscle عضلة * music موسيقى N nail مسمار * name اسم * narrow ضيق * أمة (إسلام) أُمة * natural طبيعي * near قريب * necessary ضروري * neck trousers بنطال * true حقيقة * trouble مشكلة * turn يدور * twist يلف U umbrella مظلة * under تحت * unit وِحدة * use يستخدم * up أعلى V value قيمة * verse wikipedia.org
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