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shamefast
shamefast, a. arch. (ˈʃeɪmfɑːst, -æ-) Forms: see shame n. [OE. sc(e)amfæst, f. sc(e)amu shame n. + fæst fast a. The etymological sense appears to be ‘restrained by shame’; but -fæst was a common element in OE. adj. compounds, in some of which it has hardly any definable meaning.] 1. Bashful, modest.... Oxford English Dictionary
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shamefastly
shamefastly, adv. (ˈʃeɪmfɑːstlɪ, -æ-) [f. shamefast a. + -ly2.] In a ‘shamefast’ manner.1382 Wyclif Ps. xxxix. 15 Be thei confoundid and shame⁓fastli drede thei togidere; that sechen my soule, that they do it awei. 1485 Caxton St. Wenefryde 2 She..a lytyll cast down shamefastly her chere. 1567 Goldi... Oxford English Dictionary
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shamefaced
shamefaced, a. (ˈʃeɪmfeɪst) [f. shame n. + face n. + -ed2; originally an etymological misinterpretation of shamefast a.] 1. Modest; bashful, shy.1555 [implied in shamefacedness]. 1593 R. Harvey Philad. 19 Cordeil being euer modestly and maydenly shamefaced. 1629 Milton Hymn Nativ. xi, A Globe of cir... Oxford English Dictionary
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shamefastness
shamefastness arch. (ˈʃeɪmfɑːstnɪs, -æ-) [f. shamefast a. + -ness.] 1. Modesty, sobriety of behaviour, decency, propriety; bashfulness, shyness. Also, † a feeling of shame, ashamedness.c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 73 Min shamfestnesse is togenes me. c 1380 Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 193 Wymmen..in convenable ... Oxford English Dictionary
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unshamefast
† unˈshamefast, a. Obs. [un-1 7.] Immodest: a. Of persons, the mind, heart, etc.a 1100 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 337 Impudens, unsceamfæst. c 1380 Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 469 Suche a bischop is raþer an unschamefast dogge þen a bischop. 1382 ― Dan. viii. 23 There shal ryse a kyng vnshamfast in face. a 1470 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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samfast
sameyel, samfast obs. ff. samiel, shamefast. Oxford English Dictionary
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likingly
▪ I. † ˈlikingly, adv.1 Obs. [f. liking ppl. a.1 + -ly2.] In a pleasing manner; pleasantly, daintily, attractively; also, to one's liking, with pleasure.1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 405 Þe man þouȝte þat he hadde be likyngly i-norsched. 1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. xx. 241 Lordliche for to lyuen and li... Oxford English Dictionary
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maidenly
maidenly, a. and adv. (ˈmeɪd(ə)nlɪ) [f. maiden n. + -ly.] A. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidenhood. In early use = virgin a.1450–1530 Myrr. our Ladye 112 Whyche shulde be conceyued and borne of thy maidenly body. 1582 Bentley Mon. Matrones Pref. B j, Even from their tender and maide... Oxford English Dictionary
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pusillanimous
pusillanimous, a. (pjuːsɪˈlænɪməs) [f. eccl. L. pusillanimis (in Itala a 150, rendering Gr. ὀλιγόψῡχος) f. pusillus very small, petty + animus soul, mind + -ous. Cf. F. pusillanime.] 1. Lacking in courage and strength of mind; faint-hearted, mean-spirited, cowardly.1586 B. Young Guazzo's Civ. Conv. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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discovenable
† diˈscovenable, a. Obs. [a. OF. descovenable, -convenable, unsuitable, unbefitting, inconvenient, f. des-, dis- 4 + co(n)venable: see convenable, covenable.] Unsuitable, unbefitting, inappropriate.[1292 Britton i. xxix. §5 Si la condicioun soit inpossible ou descovenable.] 1474 Caxton Chesse ii. v.... Oxford English Dictionary
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helo
† helo, a. Obs. or dial. Forms: 7 helo(e, helaw, 7–9 halo, hala, 8–9 healo. [Etymology unknown.] Bashful, modest, shamefaced.1611 Cotgr. s.v. Coiffé, Il est né tout coiffé,..hee is verie maidenlie, shamefacde, heloe. Ibid., Honteux, shamefast, bashfull, helo, modest. 1674 Ray N.C. Words 25 Heloe or ... Oxford English Dictionary
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efestides
† efestide(s Obs. [corruption of L. hephæstitis, a. Gr. *ἡϕαιστῖτις, f. Ἥϕαιστος the name of the God of Fire.] A jewel described by Pliny.1567 J. Maplet Gr. Forest 7 [Of Stones] Efestides is in colour..shamefast and childish. 1688 R. Holme Armoury ii. 40/1 Efestide..held against the Sun is Fiery col... Oxford English Dictionary
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straitly
straitly, adv. (ˈstreɪtlɪ) [f. strait a. + -ly2.] 1. Tightly. Obs. or arch.1338 R. Brunne Chron. (1725) 337 He did þam fettre wele, streitly & right hard. a 1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula, etc. 29 Þof al it be bounden riȝt streitly at þe first tyme ȝitte vnneþe schal þe fretyng be complete in som... Oxford English Dictionary
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blushing
▪ I. blushing, vbl. n. (ˈblʌʃɪŋ) [f. blush v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. blush.1581 R. Goade in Confer. ii. (1584) L iij b, Worthy of hissing, and of blusshing too. 1648 W. Jenkyn Blind Guide i. 6 Even the sectaries read it with blushing. 1663 J. Spencer Prodigies (1665) 146 As the blushings of... Oxford English Dictionary
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parament
† ˈparament Obs. Also 5 parement. [a. OF. parament (10th c. in Littré), parement (13th c.) = It., Sp. paramento, late L. parāmentum ornament (Augustine), f. L. parāre to make ready, prepare, fit out, deck, adorn: see -ment.] An ornament, a decoration. chamber of parament, a richly decorated room, hu... Oxford English Dictionary
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