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packstaff
packstaff (ˈpækstɑːf, -stæf) [f. pack n.1 + staff.] A staff on which a pedlar supports his pack when standing to rest himself. In proverbial phrase † as plain as a packstaff (obs.; now pikestaff).1542 Becon David's Harp Early Wks. (Parker Soc.) 276 He is as plain as a pack-staff. 1597 Bp. Hall Sat. ...
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pikestaff
pikestaff (ˈpaɪkstɑːf, -æf) [In senses 1 and 2, f. pike n.1 1, 2 + staff: cf. ON. p{iacu}kstafr (13th c.), mod.Norw. pīkstav, MSw. pikstaff; in sense 3, f. pike n.5 Hence two distinct words, but often not capable of separation, esp. in the phrases in 4.] 1. A staff or walking-stick with a metal poin...
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relish
▪ I. relish, n.1 (ˈrɛlɪʃ) Also 6–7 rellish, 7 rellice, rallish. [Later form of reles, with shifting of stress (cf. rellesde s.v. relished) and assimilation of the ending to -ish2.] 1. a. A taste or flavour; the distinctive taste of anything.1530 Palsgr. 261/2 Rellysshe, a sauour, govst. 1594 T. B. L...
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plain
▪ I. plain, n.1 (pleɪn) Forms: see plain a.1 [a. OF. plain:—L. plān-um a plain, prop. neut. of plān-us plain a.1] 1. a. A tract of country of which the general surface is comparatively flat; an extent of level ground or flat meadow land; applied spec. (in proper or quasi-proper names) to certain ext...
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grace
▪ I. grace, n. (greɪs) Also 4–5 gras(e, (4 grass, greace). [a. F. grâce = Pr., Sp. gracia, Pg. gra{cced}a, It. grazia, semi-popular a. L. grātia (1) pleasing quality, attractiveness, (2) favour, goodwill, (3) gratitude, thanks; f. grātus pleasing, grateful.] I. Pleasing quality, gracefulness. 1. The...
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