The Century Dictionary Volume 21; An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney
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Author: William Dwight Whitney
Page Count: 552 pages
Published Date: 20 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781236273192
File size: 27 Mb
File Name: The.Century.Dictionary.Volume.21;.An.Encyclopedic.Lexicon.of.the.English.Language.pdf
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...with griefe, hee sounded with weaknesse. Lyly, Euphues and his England, p. 336. At which ruthful prospect I fell down and sounded. Middleton, Father Hubbard's Tales. Pray, bring a little sneezing powder in your pocket, For I fear I swound when I see blood. Beau, and Ft., Knight of Malta, ii. 4. SWOUnd (swound), H. A later form of swoun, now swoon, as in the verb: see swound, r. A swoon. Coleridge. Obsolete or prov. Eng. '8W0UndS, "SWOUnS (swoundz, swounz), interj. Also, more usually, zounds. A corruption or abbreviation of GotPs wounds: used as a sort of oath or confirmation. 'Swounds, what's here! Middleton, Chaste Maid, ii. 2. 'Swouns! I shall never survive the idea I Scott, Fortunes of Nigel, x. SW0W1t, V. and n. See swough1. SWOW'-(swou), f. A mitigated form of swear; cf. swan1. To swear (a mild oath). By ginger, ef I'd ha known half I know now, W hen I waz to Congress, I wouldn't, I swow, Hev let 'em cair on so high-minded an sarsy, Tbout some show o' wut you may call vlcy-varsy. Lowell, BIglow Papers, 2d ser., v. swownt, v. and n. A Middle English form of swoon. S-wrench (es'rench), n. A wrench or spanner of an S-shape, with an adjustable jaw at each end at different angles. The shape enables it to reach parts not so readily approached by the ordinary wrench. 6121 The fruit is sweetish and edible, though needing an incision at the end to make it ripen properly, and forms a considerable article of food with the poorer classes. The wood is coarse-grained and inferior, but was made into durable mummy-cases. The tree is good for shade, and is still cultivated for that use in Egypt Sometimes called Egypt ia n sycamore or Pharaoh's Jig. 2. In England, the sycamore-maple, Acer Pseudo-platanus, the plane-tree of the Scotch. From its dense shade, it was c...
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