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sextary (ˈsɛkstərɪ) Also in Latin form. [ad. L. sextāri-us, f. sextus sixth: see -ary. Cf. sester, septier.] 1. An ancient Roman liquid measure containing the sixth part of a congius. Also used loosely = sester 2, septier.1382 Wyclif Lev. xiv. 10 He shal take..bisides a sextarie of oyle. 1398 [see c...
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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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Numeral prefix
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quartary
quartary, n. and a. (ˈkwɔːtərɪ) [ad. L. quartāri-us, the fourth part of any measure, esp. of a sextarius, f. quartus: see quart n.2] † a. n. (See quot. 1656.) Obs. rare—0. b. adj. Fourth. rare—1.1656 Blount Glossogr., Quartary, the fourth part of a Sextary; also a quarter of a pound. 1839 J. Rogers ...
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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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Quartary (from ) is the fourth member of an ordinal number word series beginning with (primary, secondary, tertiary) and continuing with (quintary, sextary
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sextry
sextry (ˈsɛkstrɪ) Also 4 sextriȝe, 5 cextrye, 5–6 sextrye, 6 sextre, 6–7 sextery(e, sextrie, 7 sextary. [Of obscure formation; perh. f. sexton after vestry, or an alteration of OF. sacrestie (mod.F. sacristie), med.L. sacristia, by metathesis of r.] † 1. = sacristy. Obs.a 1400 Minor Poems fr. Vernon...
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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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alabaster
▪ I. alabaster obs. var. arblaster, a crossbowman.▪ II. alabaster (ˈæləˌbɑːstə(r), -æ-, ˌæləˈbɑːstə(r), -æ-) Forms: 4 alabaustre, alabast, 4–6 alabastre, 6 aliblaster, 6–7 alablaster, 4– alabaster. [a. OFr. alabastre (mod.Fr. albâtre), ad. L. alabaster, -trum, a. Gr. ἀλάβαστρος, prop. ἀλάβαστος; sai...
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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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