take upon (v.) |
Old form(s): takes vpon , vpon |
undertake a role, assume a responsibility [for oneself]
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take upon (v.) |
Old form(s): vpon |
assume the burden of, undertake the study of [for oneself]
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tallow-catch (n.) |
Old form(s): Tallow Catch |
[unclear meaning] dripping-pan [placed under roasting meat]
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king of Sipylos in Lydia, punished in the Underworld for his crimes; he sits in a pool which recedes when he bends to drink, and the grapes over his head elude his grasp
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see also
Classical mythology
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tardy-apish (adj.) |
Old form(s): tardie apish |
slow in copying, always behind in imitating
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tattered (adj.) |
Old form(s): tatter'd |
jagged, with pointed projections; or: dilapidated, battered
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temper (v.) |
Old form(s): temper'd, tempred |
mould, shape, work, bring [to a particular character]
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temperance (n.) |
Old form(s): Temp'rance |
self-control, calm behaviour, moderation
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tempered (adj.) |
Old form(s): temper'd |
temperate, controlled, brought to the right quality
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temporize (v.) |
Old form(s): temporise |
negotiate, come to terms, effect a compromise
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tender (v.) |
Old form(s): tender'd, tender'st , tendred , tendring |
offer, give, present
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tender-hefted (adj.) |
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[haft = handle] set in a delicate bodily frame; tender-hearted, gentle
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tenor, tenour (n.) |
Old form(s): Tenure, Tenures |
substance, content, matter, drift
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term (n.) |
Old form(s): Tearmes, Terme |
any of four periods of activity within the legal year [Michaelmas, Hilary, Easter, Trinity]
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theme (n.) |
Old form(s): Theame, Theames |
subject, subject-matter, topic of discourse
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thick-coming (adj.) |
Old form(s): thicke-comming |
coming in crowds, frequently appearing
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thievish (adj.) |
Old form(s): theeuish |
frequented by thieves, infested with robbers
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thorny-pricking (adj.) |
Old form(s): thornie pricking |
prickly, barbed, pricking like a thorn
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thought-sick (adj.) |
Old form(s): thought-sicke |
filled with dread, horror-struck
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