Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ...Percy society, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 93
... ( doun'kast ) , n . 1. In mining , the ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine . - 2 . A down- ward look , generally implying sadness . " That downcast of thine eye . ' Beau . & Fl . Downcasting ( doun ...
... ( doun'kast ) , n . 1. In mining , the ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine . - 2 . A down- ward look , generally implying sadness . " That downcast of thine eye . ' Beau . & Fl . Downcasting ( doun ...
Page 106
... doun , n . The fine soft feathers of fowls , particularly of the duck kind ; fine hair ; the pubescence of plants ; the little crown of certain seeds of plants ; anything that soothes or mol- fities . G. dune . ] Down , doun , n . A ...
... doun , n . The fine soft feathers of fowls , particularly of the duck kind ; fine hair ; the pubescence of plants ; the little crown of certain seeds of plants ; anything that soothes or mol- fities . G. dune . ] Down , doun , n . A ...
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... ( doun'rīt ) , a . [ < downright , adv . ] downgrowth ( doun'groth ) , n . The act of grow- 1. Directed vertically ; coming straight down . ing downward ; the product of a downward growth . down - gyvedt ( doun'jivd ) , a . Hanging down 2 ...
... ( doun'rīt ) , a . [ < downright , adv . ] downgrowth ( doun'groth ) , n . The act of grow- 1. Directed vertically ; coming straight down . ing downward ; the product of a downward growth . down - gyvedt ( doun'jivd ) , a . Hanging down 2 ...
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