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selfe-despight — selfeˈ despightˈ noun (Spenser) Injury to oneself • • • Main Entry: ↑self … Useful english dictionary
Witchcraft Act — In England, a succession of Witchcraft Acts have governed witchcraft and provided penalties for its practice, or (in later years) for pretending to its practice. Middle ages The first Act of Parliament directed specifically against witchcraft was … Wikipedia
On and On (Agnes song) — On and On Single by Agnes from the album Dance Love Pop Released … Wikipedia
sty — 1. noun /staɪ/ a) A pen or enclosure for swine. b) A messy or dirty place. Syn: pig pen, pigsty, hovel 2 … Wiktionary
stem — 1. noun /stɛm/ a) The above ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms. b) A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant… … Wiktionary
spoil — 1. verb /spɔɪl/ a) To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil. To do her dye (quoth Vna) were despight, / And shame tauenge so weake an enimy; / But spoile her of her scarlot robe, and let her fly. b) To plunder … Wiktionary
baffle — [16] The etymology of baffle is appropriately baffling. Two main candidates have been proposed as a source. The first is the medieval Scots verb bawchill or bauchle, meaning ‘discredit publicly’. This fits in with the way baffle was first used:… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
despite — c.1300, from O.Fr. despit (12c., Mod.Fr. dépit), from L. despectus a looking down on, scorn, contempt, from pp. of despicere (see DESPISE (Cf. despise)). The preposition (early 15c.) is short for in despite of (late 13c.), a loan translation of O … Etymology dictionary
fair play’s a jewel — 1809 W. IRVING Hist. New York II. VI. vii. The furious Risingh, in despight of that noble maxim..that ‘fair play is a jewel’, hastened to take advantage of the hero’s fall. 1823 J. F. COOPER Pioneers II. v. Well, fair play’s a jewel. But I’ve got … Proverbs new dictionary
baffle — [16] The etymology of baffle is appropriately baffling. Two main candidates have been proposed as a source. The first is the medieval Scots verb bawchill or bauchle, meaning ‘discredit publicly’. This fits in with the way baffle was first used:… … Word origins
