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A counterfeit stone which thine eye can not discern from a right stone. Robynson (More's Utopia).

rvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Dryden. A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people. Robynson (More's Utopia).

g; discordant; different. Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. Robynson (More's Utopia).

The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor. Robynson (More's Utopia).

slave] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his earmark. Robynson (More's Utopia). A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor. Burrow.

d with; to like; to fancy. [Obs.] Cavendish. Which he doth most fantasy. Robynson (More's Utopia).

among the enraged hounds. Denham. I bid you most heartily well to fare. Robynson (More's Utopia). So fared the knight between two foes. Hudibras.

the thing complained of; but formerly by at. "Matter to find fault at." Robynson (More's Utopia).

ay or prevent approach of by fear. z2 fera their people from doing evil. Robynsin (More's utopia). Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. Shak.

ome into the finest or fairest condition. Their lusty and flowering age. Robynson (More's Utopia). When flowered my youthful spring. Spenser.

use. [Obs.] "Nor for because they set less store by their own citizens." Robynson (More's Utopia). -- For why. (a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.] (b) Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.

t that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let. Robynson (More's Utopia).

to further my design. Dryden. I should nothing further the weal public. Robynsom (More's Utopia).

Goods; property; household stuff. Chaucer. Homely gear and common ware. Robynson (More's Utopia)

The mistress of a house. [Archaic] Robynson (More's Utopia).

hold fast; to embrace closely. Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure Robynson (More's Utopia).

specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson (More's Utopia). Grisly bear. (Zoöl.) See under Grizzly.

Ability; aptitude. [Obs.] Robynson. (More's Utopia).

s of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about. Robynson (Utopia). For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him. Spenser.