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Vices and Virtues

Vices and Virtues (a1225).
The 784th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 620 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations620Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word71Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning195Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
all-whatUp to the time that, until.1224Go To Quotation
fellowshipCompanionship, company, society; an instance of this. Also, to bear (a person) fellowship; to have…1200Go To Quotation
gavellerA usurer. Obs.1200Go To Quotation
guiltlessFree from guilt; innocent. Const. of, †from.1200Go To Quotation
hailabsol. with vocative.1200Go To Quotation
haletrans. To make hale or whole; to heal.1200Go To Quotation
handselLucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; token or omen of good luck. Obs.1200Go To Quotation
hauhtPeril, risk.1200Go To Quotation
here-again= here-against adv.1200Go To Quotation
hereforFor this reason, on this account, therefore.1200Go To Quotation
hurtgen. To injure, do harm or mischief to; to affect injuriously, be prejudicial or detrimental to; to wrong, inflict injury upon.1200Go To Quotation
kinsmanA man of one's own kin; a relative by blood (or, loosely, by marriage). (Now chiefly literary.)1200Go To Quotation
kneelingThe action of kneel v.; a falling down, or remaining, on the knees in worship, submission…1200Go To Quotation
lampA vessel containing oil, which is burnt at a wick, for the purpose of illumination. Now…1200Go To Quotation
loantrans. To grant the loan of; to lend. Also with out.1200Go To Quotation
manlyBelonging to human beings; human. Obs.1224Go To Quotation
man of the worldOriginally: †a secular or lay person, as opposed to an ecclesiastic or cleric (cf. man of the…1224Go To Quotation
mea culpaUsed as an exclamation or statement acknowledging one's guilt or responsibility for an…1224Go To Quotation
measurablyTemperate, moderate; modest.1450Go To Quotation
mellyvousQuarrelsome.1450Go To Quotation
ministryThe action or an act of religious ministration; the spiritual work or service of…1224Go To Quotation
misbeliefErroneous or unorthodox religious belief; (an instance of) heresy or false religion; paganism.1224Go To Quotation
misthinkintr. To have sinful thoughts.1224Go To Quotation
misunderstandTo fail to understand rightly; to take (words, a statement, action, etc.) in a wrong…1224Go To Quotation
mouldThe distinctive nature of a person or thing, esp. as indicative of origin; constitution, character.1224Go To Quotation
obdurationThe action of making or becoming obdurate, hardened in sin, or insensible to moral…1450Go To Quotation
obedienceThe action or practice of obeying or doing what one is bidden; the fact or quality…1224Go To Quotation
offerandAn offering; esp. an oblation.1224Go To Quotation
over-boldnessExcessive boldness, presumption, audacity.1450Go To Quotation
overstarttrans. To elude, escape the attention of.1450Go To Quotation
pleaderyLitigiousness.1450Go To Quotation
potterA person who makes earthenware pots or other ceramic ware; a worker in the pottery industry.1224Go To Quotation
religionA state of life bound by religious vows; the condition of belonging to a religious…1224Go To Quotation
religiousOf a person or group of people: bound by vows of religion; belonging to a monastic order, esp. in the Roman Catholic Church.1224Go To Quotation
right sideThe side or region that lies immediately to the right of a person or other object of reference.1224Go To Quotation
rocheSomething resembling a rock, esp. in hardness or fixity. Cf. rock n. 6b. Obs.1224Go To Quotation
seatContextually applied to the chair set apart for the holder of some position of…1199Go To Quotation
sermonA discourse, usually delivered from a pulpit and based upon a text of Scripture, for the…1199Go To Quotation
shingleA thin piece of wood having parallel sides and one end thicker than the other, used as a house-tile.1200Go To Quotation
shipboardThe side of a ship (see board n. 12); chiefly in phr.: within shipboard = on board ship; over (the)…1200Go To Quotation
shiverTo give a sensation of chill to, to cause (a person or object) to shiver.1200Go To Quotation
shiveringThat causes to shiver with cold, chilly.1200Go To Quotation
skillintr. To separate, part from. Obs.1199Go To Quotation
skillwisenessDiscretion, intelligence, reason.1199Go To Quotation
sobintr. To catch the breath in a convulsive manner as the result of violent emotion, esp. grief; to weep in this fashion.1199Go To Quotation
sobbingUttering, giving vent to, sobs. Also, of the voice: Broken by sobs.1199Go To Quotation
sotheadFolly, foolishness, stupidity; a foolish act.1199Go To Quotation
soul-healWith possessive pronoun: a person's spiritual health, well-being, or salvation; = soul health n. 1.1224Go To Quotation
spellerA preacher.1199Go To Quotation
spotA moral stain, blot, or blemish; a stigma or disgrace.1199Go To Quotation
spreadTo send out in various directions so as to cover or extend over a larger space. Also fig.1199Go To Quotation
stamptrans. To bray in a mortar; to beat to a pulp or powder; to pound. Also absol. Obs.1200Go To Quotation
swaddleband= swaddling-band n.1200Go To Quotation
swearingThe action of taking an oath. false swearing, perjury. hard swearing: see hard swearing n. at hard adj. n. 5b.1200Go To Quotation
to-comeintr. To happen, befall; cf. come v. 9a.1200Go To Quotation
totterintr. To swing to and fro, esp. at the end of a rope; fig. to waver, vacillate. Obs.1200Go To Quotation
underfindtrans. To perceive, understand.1200Go To Quotation
uniwaresUnawares.1199Go To Quotation
unofearnedUndeserved.1200Go To Quotation
untholemoodImpatient.1200Go To Quotation
upbraidWith a and pl. A reproach or reproof.1199Go To Quotation
utterestMost outward; = utmost adj. n. 1. Obs.1200Go To Quotation
waittrans. To watch with hostile intent; to spy upon; to lie in wait for. Obs.1200Go To Quotation
whereforeFor what? esp. for what purpose or end? (Often scarcely distinguishable from 2.)1200Go To Quotation
whetherso= whetherever pron.1200Go To Quotation
wholesomeConducive to well-being in general, esp. of mind or character; mentally or…1200Go To Quotation
whomso= whomsoever pron.1200Go To Quotation
withholdtrans. To keep from doing something; to keep in check or under restraint; to hold back, restrain.1200Go To Quotation
worthly= worthily adv. 4.1200Go To Quotation
wrathtrans. To make (a person, etc.) irate, angry, or wroth; to move to wrath, ire, or…1199Go To Quotation
wretchedOf persons, etc.: Living in a state of misery, poverty, or degradation; sunk in distress or dejection; very miserable or unhappy.1199Go To Quotation

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