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Macmillan's Magazine

Macmillan's Magazine (1859–1907).
The 336th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1287 quotations (about 0.04% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations1287Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word86Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning304Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
a-crowIn predicative use: crowing.1868Go To Quotation
adiposenessThe state or quality of being adipose or fat; = adiposity n.1868Go To Quotation
agriologyFriedrich Max Müller's name for: the comparative study of the history and culture of primitive peoples.1878Go To Quotation
AllahismThe Islamic conception of the attributes of God; (also) the Islamic religion, Islam.1881Go To Quotation
anticlyIn an antic manner, grotesquely.1556Go To Quotation
apostolicismProfession of, or claim to, apostolicity.1864Go To Quotation
aureoletrans. To encircle with or as with an aureole or halo. Chiefly in pa. pple.1888Go To Quotation
aureoledEncircled with an aureole.1860Go To Quotation
bagginessThe state of being baggy, loose, or inflated.1860Go To Quotation
barricadeAn obstruction hastily erected across a path or street to stop an enemy's advance; = barricado n. 1.1642Go To Quotation
bendsomeFlexible.1861Go To Quotation
beziqueA game of cards, in which the name ‘Bezique’ is applied to the occurrence in one hand of…1861Go To Quotation
BezpopovtsyThe members of one of the two main divisions of Old Believers, characterized by…1868Go To Quotation
boodleA stupid noodle.1862Go To Quotation
boringThe practice of annoying and wearying others; behaving as a bore.1867Go To Quotation
boshtrans. To make of no effect; to spoil; to humbug.1870Go To Quotation
budgetaryPertaining to a budget.1879Go To Quotation
bullA game resembling quoits. Also attrib.1863Go To Quotation
clinicallyIn a clinical manner; by observations made at a patient's bedside; in clinical language or practice.1862Go To Quotation
clobberClothes.1879Go To Quotation
cockilyIn a cocky manner.1861Go To Quotation
coiffuredWearing a coiffure. Of head-dress or hair: arranged in a coiffure.1907Go To Quotation
contemplarInhabiting the same temple.1865Go To Quotation
crink-crankOf a word: long and drawn from elevated or literary vocabulary; sesquipedalian.1865Go To Quotation
curvableCapable of being curved or bent.1868Go To Quotation
dachshundOne of a German breed of short-legged long-bodied dogs, used to draw badgers; a badger-dog.1882Go To Quotation
damboA grassy clearing.1907Go To Quotation
depopulativeTending to depopulation.1861Go To Quotation
devulgarizetrans. To free from vulgarity.1868Go To Quotation
disgustantSomething that excites disgust.1866Go To Quotation
disinventtrans. To undo the invention of.1868Go To Quotation
displimentAn uncomplimentary speech.1868Go To Quotation
emphaseThe French form of emphasis n. (Defined by Littré ‘exaggeration in expression, tone, voice, or gesture’.)1882Go To Quotation
episcopature= episcopate n. 4.1884Go To Quotation
episodalOf the nature of an episode; = episodial adj., episodic adj.1876Go To Quotation
essayingThe action of essay v.; also concr. Also (nonce-use) the writing essays.1861Go To Quotation
evacuationistOne who advocates the evacuation of (an occupied territory).1884Go To Quotation
faculousConsisting of faculæ; of the nature of faculæ.1868Go To Quotation
gummyA gum-digger.1906Go To Quotation
guyintr. To go off, run away. Also with off.1879Go To Quotation
haghoodThe condition of a hag.1861Go To Quotation
incrashA crashing in; a breaking in with a crash.1861Go To Quotation
JaipurThe name of a former Indian native state and its capital city, now capital of the…1889Go To Quotation
kurveyorA travelling trader in S. Africa.1885Go To Quotation
left-handerA blow delivered with the left hand.1861Go To Quotation
lionesqueCharacteristic of a lion.1882Go To Quotation
lyricistOne who is skilled in or devoted to lyric composition.1881Go To Quotation
macrocosmicOf or relating to the macrocosm; of the nature of a macrocosm.1862Go To Quotation
millionairishOf or characteristic of a millionaire.1874Go To Quotation
mintedFlavoured with mint.1881Go To Quotation
moaiAny of a number of large, stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), erected between 1400…1868Go To Quotation
monochromaticallyWithout regard to colour. rare.1880Go To Quotation
moochingThat mooches (in various senses).1862Go To Quotation
multisectionChiefly Math. Division into many parts.1862Go To Quotation
odicOf, relating to, or characterized by an ode or odes. Also fig.1863Go To Quotation
OssianismThe world represented by James Macpherson's alleged translations of Ossian's…1862Go To Quotation
otiosenessRedundancy; futility.1867Go To Quotation
overtonetrans. To drown out (a sound) with a stronger tone. Obs.1862Go To Quotation
parlour-jumpingThe action or practice of robbing a room, esp. by entering through a window.1879Go To Quotation
pattern-wiseIn the manner of a pattern; concerning patterns.1878Go To Quotation
pausefullyIn a pauseful manner; so as to cause a pause.1866Go To Quotation
PeacockianOf, relating to, or characteristic of Peacock or his writing.1886Go To Quotation
petticoatlessWithout a petticoat; not wearing petticoats.1888Go To Quotation
polysyntheticallyLinguistics. In a polysynthetic manner. rare.1874Go To Quotation
reelerA policeman.1879Go To Quotation
rhopalismComposition of verse in the rhopalic form. Cf. rhopalic adj.1862Go To Quotation
sidecarA conveyance in which the seats face to the sides, a jaunting-car. Now Hist.1881Go To Quotation
soft-boiledOf an egg: boiled but not hard-boiled. Also transf.1889Go To Quotation
spannerA rib forming part of a roof-span.1862Go To Quotation
sproutageSprouts collectively; new growth. In quot. 1860 fig.1860Go To Quotation
suburbanhoodThe residents of the suburbs considered collectively; the state or condition of being a (resident of a) suburb.1879Go To Quotation
terraqueanrare. = terraqueous adj.1861Go To Quotation
terroristicallyIn a terroristical manner; in the manner of a terrorist.1905Go To Quotation
topo-excessive reverence for a place.1800Go To Quotation
toydomThe realm or domain of toys.1882Go To Quotation
trabealOf the nature of a horizontal beam, beam-like.1862Go To Quotation
trichophyteA genus of minute fungi, parasitic on the skin; esp. the species Trichophyton tonsurans, which produces ringworm.1862Go To Quotation
tum-tumA dog-cart.1863Go To Quotation
unbreachable(un- prefix 7b.)1866Go To Quotation
unchid= unchidden adj.1860Go To Quotation
unflush(un- prefix 7.)1866Go To Quotation
unstagy(un- prefix 7.)1882Go To Quotation
variancyChangeability; variance.1888Go To Quotation
villadomThe world of villas; suburban villas or their residents collectively.1880Go To Quotation
WhatmanIn full Whatman paper: the proprietary name for a kind of paper, made in various qualities, used for drawings, engravings, etc.1880Go To Quotation
womanthropeA person who hates women; a misogynist.1863Go To Quotation

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