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January 2007Notable and Quotable: Francis BaconEnglish philosopher Francis Bacon was born January 22, 1561. His influence lives on, as do his words, which are sprinkled throughout the Unabridged, primarily to illustrate senses now obsolete or archaic. We pulled out a few colorful examples. It's easy to check on writers whose words are quoted in the dictionary. Choose your reference, then click on Advanced Search. Type the last name of the author in the Authors Quoted field, and click on Search.
and verb, obsolete ("if; though; as if")
convince verb, obsolete ("prove to be wrong or in error; demonstrate the fallacy of")
corpse noun, obsolete ("the main portion or substance; the collective whole; body")
expiration verb, obsolete ("the emission of volatile material; exhalation")
implicit adjective, obsolete ("unqualified; absolute")
involved adjective, obsolete ("covert; secretive; underhand")
judge verb, obsolete ("condemn")
madefaction noun, obsolete ("wetting")
mansion noun, obsolete ("the act of remaining or dwelling; stay")
mourn verb, archaic ("to look or act unhappy; droop; pine")
particular adjective, obsolete ("involving, affecting, or belonging to a part rather than the whole of something; partial in extent; not universal")
[1]politic noun, archaic ("politician")
[2]politic noun, obsolete
("one that is indifferent toward religious matters: one that is concerned more with the affairs of the world than the religion")
scrupulous adjective, obsolete ("open to question on moral grounds")
shrewd adjective, obsolete ("causing injury; hurtful")
slide noun, archaic ("a smooth progression")
soak verb, obsolete ("to exhaust or make poor by emptying or removing")
spirit noun, obsolete ("a volatile agent or essence that is a constituent and usually life-giving element of a natural body")
stately adverb, obsolete ("in the grand style; imposingly")
still adverb, obsolete ("without change in the future")
wind noun, archaic ("air") |
