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† perˈquer, -ˈqueir, -ˈquire, adv. (a.) Sc. Obs. Also 4 -quere, 6 -quier. [a. F. par cœur (in OF. queur (11th c.), cuer (12–15th c.), cueur (14–15th c.), by heart, by memory, perfectly, exactly.] By heart, by memory; hence, perfectly, accurately, exactly. to have perqueir: to ‘have by heart’, to kno...
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inquered
† inˈquered, a. Obs. rare—1. [? pa. pple. of *inquere, a. F. enqueurer to put into the heart, to instruct (Godef.); cf. perquer.] Instructed. well inquered, well-bred, well-mannered.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 521/1 Wel tetchyd, or inqveryd (K., H. well condiciond or maneryd, S. welle techyd or inqweryd), m...
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per
▪ I. per, prep. (pə(r), pɜː(r)) A Latin (Ital. and Old French) preposition, meaning ‘through, by, by means of’; in med.L. and Fr. also in a distributive sense = ‘for every{ddd}, for each{ddd}’: used in Eng. in various Latin and OF. phrases, and ultimately becoming practically an Eng. preposition use...
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perke
▪ I. perk, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. (pɜːk) Also 5–7 perke, 6 pyrke, 6–7 pirke, 6–9 pirk. [A parallel form of perch n.2, chiefly in northern, north midl., and East Anglian use. Cf. NFr. perque.] I. † 1. A pole, stake: = perch n.2 1. Obs.1483 Cath. Angl. 276/1 A Perke, pertica. c 1490 Promp. Parv. 394/2 (M...
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