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† oˈffusque, v. Obs. rare. [a. F. offusque-r (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. obf-, offuscāre to darken: see offuscate and the earlier obfusque, obfusk.] trans. To obfuscate, obscure: = obfusk. Richardson cites Bolingbroke, but the orig. ed. has obfusques: see obfusk v. 9, quot. a 1751.
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offusc
† oˈffusc, a. Obs. rare—1. [a. F. offusque (15th c. in Godef.), or ad. It. offusco (Florio), L. type *offusc-us (not found in ancient L.) f. of-, ob- (ob- 1) + fuscus dark.] Dark, dusky: = obfuscous.1849 Lytton Caxtons lii (Blackw. Mar. 287) Does it [silence] not wrap a man round with as offusc and ...
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obfuscous
obfuscous, a. rare—1. (ɒbˈfʌskəs) [f. L. type *obfusc-us (f. ob-, ob- 1 + fusc-us dark) + -ous. Cf. OF. obfusque, offusque, It. offusco: see offusc.] Dark in colour or aspect, dusky.1822–34 Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 450 The term is [kḥh] (cecha).., and it immediately imports obfuscous, or over-c...
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obfusk
† obˈfusk, v. Obs. Also 6 -ke, 6–8 -que. [a. OF. obfusquer, also offusquer, ad. L. ob-, offuscāre to darken. See also offusque.] = obfuscate v.1490 Caxton Eneydos xi. 41 All my entendement is obfusked, endullyd and rauysshed. c 1540 Boorde The boke for to Lerne C iij b, It doth obfuske and doth obne...
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