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palæothere
palæothere (ˈpæliːəʊθiːə(r), ˈpeɪliː-) Also (chiefly U.S.) paleo-. Often in L. form palæoˈtherium. [f. palæo-, paleo- + Gr. θηρίον beast.] A perissodactyl mammal of the extinct genus Palæotherium, comprising several species of tapir-like form, varying from the size of a horse to that of a hog; their...
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-there
-there, suffix (θɪə(r)) combining form of Gr. θήρ (dim. θηρίον), wild beast (as in therio-, therian a. (n.)), used chiefly in the names of extinct mammals, usu. as an anglicization of mod.L. -therium, as in palæothere n., protothere n., etc.
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chambering
chambering, vbl. n. (ˈtʃeɪmbərɪŋ) [f. chamber n. and v. + -ing1.] † 1. a. The furnishing of a room. b. concr. Hangings or tapestry for a room. Obs.c 1449 Pecock Repr. 521 What point of chaumbring, stabiling, gardeins, beddis..plesith oon gist, plesith not an othere. 1454 Test. Ebor. (1836) 174, j bl...
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cherub
cherub (ˈtʃɛrəb) Pl. cherubs, cherubim (ˈtʃɛr(j)uːbɪm). Forms: α. 1 cerubin, -im, 1–8 cherubin, 3–7 -ine, 4 -yn, (5 cherybin). β. 4–9 cherub, (6–7 cherube). γ. 4–5 cherubym, 6–8 -im. pl. δ. 3–7 cherubins, 4 -ynes, 4–6 -yns, (6 -ines, -inis). ε. 4–5 cherubyn, 5 -in. ζ. 6 cherubyms, 6 -ims. η. 7– cher...
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plight
▪ I. plight, n.1 (plaɪt) Forms: 1–4 pliht, (4 erron. plith), 3 plihht, pliȝht, 3–5 pliȝt, 4–5 plyȝt, 4–6 plyght, 5 plyȝht, 5–6 Sc. plycht, 5– Sc. plicht, 4– plight. β. ? 4 plyt, 4–5 plit, plite, 5 plyte. [OE. pliht danger, risk, = OFris. plicht danger, concern, care; cf. MDu. plicht, plecht responsi...
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nill
▪ I. † nill, n.1 Obs. Also 6 nyll(e, 6–8 nil. [ad. med.L. nīl (nihil), a rendering of G. nichts, taken in the usual sense of ‘nothing’, but in this connexion really a reduced form of oˈnychitis, L. onychītis (Pliny), Gr. ὀνυχῖτις (Dioscorides).] White oxide or flowers of zinc (by early chemists call...
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wick
▪ I. wick, n.1 (wɪk) Forms: α. 1 weoce, 3 wueke, 4–6 weke, weyke, wyke, 5–7 wike, weeke, (–9 dial.) week, 6 weyk, (weack), 6–7 weik, wieke, (6, 8 weak), 7 wiek, wieck. β. 4–7 wicke, 5 wyk, 6 wycke, 7– wick. [OE. wéoce wk. fem., also wéoc str. fem. (in candelwéoc), corresp. to MDu. wiecke (Du. wiek),...
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deep
▪ I. deep, a. (diːp) Forms: 1 d{iacu}op, déop, 2–3 deop, 2–5 dep, (3 dop, deap, dup, 4 dipe, dupe, duppe, (Ayenb.) dyep), 4–6 depe, (5 deype, 5–6 Sc. deip, 6 deape, diep(e), 5–7 deepe, 4– deep. compar. deeper; in 1 déopre, 4 deppere, 4–6 depper. superl. deepest; in 1 déopost, 4 depperste, 4–5 deppes...
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from
from, prep. (adv., conj.) (frɒm) Forms: 1–6 fram, 3–4 south. vram, vrom, 4 fromme, 5 frome, 1– from. [OE. fram, frǫm, = OS. fram, OHG. fram (MHG. vram), Goth. fram, ON. frá (see fro). The primary sense is ‘forward’; cf. ON. fram(m (Sw. fram, Da. frem):—*framz = Goth. framis (comparative) ‘forward’, ...
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respect
▪ I. respect, n. (rɪˈspɛkt) Also 3–6 respecte; Sc. 5, 9 respek, 9 respeck. [ad. L. respect-us, f. ppl. stem of respicĕre: see next. Hence also F. respect, Sp. respecto, respeto, It. re-, rispetto, Pg. respeito.] I. In phrases (usually) without article. These are chiefly direct adoptions of L. uses, ...
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low
▪ I. low, n.1 (ləʊ) Also 3–5, 9 lowe, 6 looe, 7 loe. Cf. law n.3 [OE. hláw, hlǽw masc., = OS. hlêo (dat. hlêwe) grave-mound, OHG. hlêo (MHG. lê) grave-mound, hill, Goth. hlaiw neut., grave (whence hlaiwasnôs pl., graves):—OTeut. *hlaiwoz-, -iz- neut.:—pre-Teut. *kloiwos-, -es-, f. root *klei- to slo...
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new
▪ I. † new, n.1 Obs. rare. [For nue, nuy, aphetic form of anuy annoy n.] Trouble, sorrow.c 1440 York Myst. xlv. 144 All þat are in newe or in nede. Ibid. xlvii. 96 Thy tyme is paste of all þi care,..Of newe schall þou witte neuere more.▪ II. new, a. and n.2 (njuː) Forms: 1–3 niwe, (1 niue, 3 nywe, n...
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side
▪ I. side, n.1 (saɪd) Forms: 1– side (1 siide, 3 siðe, 4 sijde, zide), 4–5 sid (4 said); 2–6 syde (4 syide, zyde, 5 syede, cyyde, 9 dial. seyde), 5–7 syd (5 syyd). [Common Teut.: OE. s{iacu}de, = OFris. (and mod.Fris.) side, MDu. side, zide (Du. zijde) and sië, syë (Du. zij), OS. sîde (MLG. side), O...
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move
▪ I. move, n. (muːv) Also 5 meeve. [f. move v.] † 1. A proposal: motion. Obs. rare—1.1439 Rolls of Parlt. V. 17/2 Ye seide John, many tymes hath made diverse meeves and tretice, for to have pees with ye seide Phelip. 2. a. Chess, Draughts, etc. The moving or changing of position of a piece in the re...
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wax
▪ I. wax, n.1 (wæks) Forms: 1 wæx, wex, 1, 2 weax, 3–6, 9 dial. wex, 4–6 wexe (5 vexe), 4–7 waxe, (4 waxche, Sc. vax, 5 whax), 5–7 Sc. walx, (6 Sc. valx, waux, waks), 3– wax. [Com. Teut. (not recorded in Goth.): OE. weax neut. = OFris. wax, OS. wahs (LG., Du. was), OHG., MHG. wahs (mod.G. wachs), ON...
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