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sprucely
sprucely, adv. (ˈspruːslɪ) [f. spruce a. + -ly2.] In a spruce manner; smartly, trimly, neatly.1598 Marston Pygmal., Sat. iii, Under that fayre Ruffe so sprucely set Appeares a fall, a falling-band forsooth. 1626 T. H[awkins] Caussin's Holy Crt. 186 We see men..who wast all their tyme..in striuing to...
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Daojiao fushi
being described as "the silk wadding cap, coarse clothes and black muslin scarf" and Fan Zhongyan who described the Taoist priests as dressing themselves sprucely
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spruntly
ˈspruntly, adv. [f. sprunt a.] Smartly, sprucely, trimly.1616 B. Jonson Devil an Ass iv. ii, How do I look to-day? Am I not drest Spruntly? 1651 H. More Enthus. Tri. (1656) 205 Provided thou wilt not prick up thy eares too, and look too spruntly upon the businesse. 1704 D'Urfey Hell beyond Hell 75 T...
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dapperly
dapperly, adv. (ˈdæpəlɪ) [-ly2.] In a dapper manner; neatly, trimly, sprucely.1858 Ld. Malmesbury in Times 1 Oct. (1884) 4/4 A slight figure..always with spurs and dapperly dressed. 1862 Temple Bar Mag. V. 290 Horns set dapperly upon the head.
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spruce
▪ I. spruce, a. and adv. (spruːs) Also 6–7 spruse, 7 sprewse, 8–9 Sc. sprush. [perh. from Spruce n. 1 b in the collocation spruce (leather) jerkin: cf. quot. 1609 in sense 2 b.] † 1. Brisk, smart, lively. Obs. In early quots. probably implying sense 2.1589 R. Harvey Pl. Perc. 14 There steps me in a ...
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comptable
▪ I. † compt, a. Obs. [ad. L. compt-us, pa. pple. of cōm-ĕre to bring together, comb (the hair), adorn.] Dressed, as to the hair; more gen., trim, spruce, polished.c 1400 [see compert a.]. 1600 Abp. Abbot Exp. Jonah 592 Who is not much more careful of the grace of his head then of his health, who ma...
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coachman
coachman (ˈkəʊtʃmən) [f. coach n. + man.] 1. a. The man who drives a coach.1579 Gosson Sch. Abuse (Arb.) 33 Caligula..loued Prasinus the Cochman. 1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. (Arb.) 266 Comming to salute the Queene..he said to her Cochman, stay thy cart good fellow, stay thy cart, that I ma...
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fall
▪ I. fall, n.1 (fɔːl) Forms: 3 fael, 3 south. væl, val, 3–7 fal, 4–7 falle, 6 faule, fawle, foll, 8–9 Sc. fa', faw, 3– fall. [f. fall v.: cf. OFris. fal, fel masc., OS., OHG. fal, ON. fall neut. The synonymous OE. fięll, fyll (:—*falli-z), f. same root, did not survive into ME., unless it be represe...
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