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sparage
† ˈsparage Obs. [a. OF. sparage (= It. sparagio), ad. L. asparagus: cf. sperage.] Asparagus. Also attrib.1565 Cooper, Asparagus,..in English Sparage. Ibid., Corruda, an hearbe called wylde sparage. 1592 Nashe P. Penilesse Wks. (Grosart) II. 34 Yet am I not against it, that these men..should come to ...
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besparage
† beˈsparage, v. Obs. [f. disparage, by exchange of prefixes (cf. distain, bestain), and mistake of sparage for the stem.] trans. To disparage.1592 Nashe P. Penilesse (N.) These men..should come to besparage gentlemen and chuff-headed burghomasters.
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sperage
† ˈsperage Obs. Also 7 spirage, sperrage, 8 spearage. [a. OF. sperage, var. of sparage sparage.] Asparagus.c 1440 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 558 Sperages seed..Is good to sowe hem with,..For cannes & sperage haue oon tylynge. 1545 Elyot, Asparagus, an herbe callyd of common Apotecaries Sparagus, in engli...
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chuff-
chuff- in comb. [see chuff n.1, n.2 and related words.] † chuff-cat = chuff n.1 2; † chuff-headed a., with a big fat head; † chuff-penny a., miserly, avaricious.1563–87 Foxe A. & M. III. 745 A great chuff-headed Priest that stood by, spake. 1592 Nashe P. Penilesse (N.) Sparage gentlemen and chuff-he...
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disparage
▪ I. † diˈsparage, n. Obs. Also 4–5 des-, disperage. [ME. despaˈrage, dispeˈrage, a. OF. desparage unworthy marriage (Godef.), f. as next.] 1. Inequality of rank in marriage; an unequal match; disgrace resulting from marriage with one of inferior rank.c 1315 Shoreham 54 Ne may hem falle after thys l...
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genitive
genitive, a. and n. (ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv) Also 4 genitif, 5 genetife, 7 genetive. [ad. L. genetīv-um, genitīv-um belonging to birth or generation (f. *gen- root of gignĕre to beget); genetīvus (casus) was used by Lat. grammarians to render Gr. γενικὴ (πτῶσις), which however properly means ‘generic case’. Varr...
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asparagus
asparagus (əˈspærəgəs) Forms: α. 1, 6 (med.L.) sparagi. β. 6–8 sperage, 7 sperach, sparage, asparage. γ. 6– asparagus. δ. 7 sparagus, 7–8 sparagras, 7–9 sparrowgrass. [L., a. Gr. ἀσπάραγος, properly ἀσϕάραγος, of doubtful origin. In med.L. often sparagus, sparagi (OIt. sparagi, sparaci), found in En...
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