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The imaginary land or abode of fairies.

Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of residence; as, he let his land to ferm. [Obs.] Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain. Spenser.

Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.] Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. Byron.

Green plants; verdure. A pretty little one-storied abode, so rural, so smothered in greenery. J. Ingelow.

Dwelling; abode; residence. [Obs.] Spenser.

The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.

Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house. The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33.

The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave. And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them. Rev. xx. 13 (Rev. Ver. ). Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 31 (Rev. Ver.). And in H…

mph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.

The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.

The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death. Unto the God of love, high heaven's King. Spenser. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. Shak. New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. Keble.

The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. "Within him hell." Milton. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. Shak.

An abode or dwelling.

ouse in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The disciples went away again to their own home. John xx. 10. Home is the sacred refuge of our life. Dryden. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home. Payne.…

Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] Milton.

A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.

ng, of being inherent, in something; inherence. A. Baxter. Constant inhesion and habitual abode. South.

A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode. [Obs.] Chaucer. Therefore with me ye may take up your inn For this same night. Spenser.

principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there. M. A. Lower.

s measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes. I have a goodly heritage. Ps. xvi. 6.