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322 words match “CHAPMAN”

VAIL n.
use is as were the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. Chapman.
VEX v.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] Chapman.
VIRTUE n.
daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. Chapman.
VIRTUOUS a.
valorous; valiant; brave. [Obs.] Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly virtuous. Chapman.
VOTIST n.
One who makes a vow. [Obs.] Chapman.
VULGAR n.
One of the common people; a vulgar person. [Obs.] These vile vulgars are extremely proud. Chapman.
WALKER n.
That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs.] Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown. Chapman.
WARMFUL a.
Abounding in capacity to warm; giving warmth; as, a warmful garment. [R.] Chapman.
WAVE n.
a ship to save thee from the flood, I 'll furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine. Chapman.
WAVY a.
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves. "The wavy seas." Chapman.
WEED n.
"This beggar woman's weed." Tennyson. He on his bed sat, the soft weeds he wore Put off. Chapman.
WENCH n.
room and wench. Chaucer. That they may send again My most sweet wench, and gifts to boot. Chapman. He was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty, buxom, blue- eyed little wench. W. Black.
WHITENESS n.
Nakedness. [Obs.] Chapman.
WICKER n.
t. Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese, and in a press Of wicker pressed it. Chapman.
WISHEDLY adv.
According to wish; conformably to desire. [Obs.] Chapman.
WISHFUL a.
Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] Chapman. -- Wish"ful*ly, adv. -- Wish"ful*ness, n.
WISHLY adv.
According to desire; longingly; with wishes. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chapman.
WITFUL a.
Wise; sensible. [R.] Chapman.
WITHERLING n.
A withered person; one who is decrepit. [Obs.] Chapman.
WORLD n.
an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number. "A world of men." Chapman. "A world of blossoms for the bee." Bryant. Nor doth this wood lack worlds of company. Shak. A world of woes dispatched in little space. Dryden. All . . . in the world, all that exists; all that is possible; as, all the pr…
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