The Oxford English Dictionary, Volumul 13Clarendon Press, 1989 Presents in alphabetical series the words that have formed the English vocabulary from the time of the earliest records down to the present day, with all the relevant facts concerning their form, sense-history, pronunciation, and etymology. It embraces not only the standard language of literature and conversation, whether current at the moment, or obsolete, or archaic, but also the main technical vocabulary, and a large measure of dialectical usage and slang. |
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As Sommer Flyes That quicken euen with blowing | 67 |
RAY Creation 1692 74 Their Spawn would be lost | 210 |
pregnancy at which the child shows signs of life | 344 |
quicken in her eyes 1859 TENNYSON Geraint Enid | 535 |
The pale and bloodless east began To quicken to the | 586 |
with joy 1891 T HARDY Tess xxx Tesss breath quickened | 681 |
Charac Italy to Rdr Aiv Some Squeamish | 701 |
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