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sextar
sextar rare. (ˈsɛkstɑː(r)) [ad. L. sextār-ius: see next. Cf. sester.] = sextary.1559 Morwyng Evonym. Pref., Sieth ij sextars of the juice of Roses. 1601 Holland Pliny xiv. xiii. I. 418 Among donatives..certaine sextars or quarts of milke have been many times given. 1656 Dugdale Warwicksh. 340/1 In t...
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sextarius
sextarius, n. Now hist. Brit. /sɛkˈstɛːrɪəs/, /sɛkˈstɑːrɪəs/, U.S. /sɛkˈstɛriəs/, /sɛkˈstɑriəs/ Plural sextarii, sextariuses [‹ classical Latin sextārius, measure of capacity (see note) > n.) + -ārius -ary suffix1. Compare sextar n., sextary n., and sester n. As a liquid measure, a sixth of a con...
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sester
sester Now only Hist. (ˈsɛstə(r)) Also 4 cestre, sesster, 6 cester, sestur. [OE. sester (also seoxter) and AF. sester = OF. sestier:—L. sextārium sextar, sextary. Cf. OS. soster, suster, Du. sester, sister, MLG. sestere, OHG. sehtari and sextari (MHG. sehtere and sehstere, G. sechter, sester). See a...
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stare
▪ I. stare, n.1 Now arch. and dial. (stɛə(r)) Forms: 1 stær, (stear, star), 5 staar, 6 star, staare, 7 steare, 8 stear, 4– stare. [OE. stær masc. = MLG. star masc., OHG. star masc., stara fem. (mod.G. star, also written staar, stahr), OIcel. stari (Edda Gl.; Sw., Norw. stare, Da. stær):—OTeut. *star...
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