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Bible (Geneva)

The Bible and Holy Scriptures (1560).
The 801st most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 602 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations602Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word29Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning155Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
amplyOf things immaterial: To a great extent, in large amount, largely.1557Go To Quotation
AvIn the Jewish calendar: the fifth month of the religious year and eleventh of the…1560Go To Quotation
chamois(Forms: shamoye, shamois(e, shammois, shamoys, shammoy, chamoi, chamois.) A capriform…1560Go To Quotation
counterpartyAn opposite party in a law-suit or contest; an adversary or opponent.1557Go To Quotation
engravedIn the senses of the verb.1557Go To Quotation
EuroclydonIn the Bible (Acts 27:14): a stormy, north-easterly wind encountered by St Paul on his…1561Go To Quotation
goodhapGood fortune.1557Go To Quotation
head-tireAttire for the head; a head-dress.1560Go To Quotation
high-soundingEmitting a high or loud sound; highly sonorous.1560Go To Quotation
indoubtableThat cannot be doubted; indubitable.1557Go To Quotation
master builderA person who is skilled in the art of building; an architect. Chiefly fig. (esp. in rhetorical use).1557Go To Quotation
MazzarothWith sing. concord. The star Sirius; (also) the constellation Canis Major (which…1560Go To Quotation
meditateWith on, upon, over, †in, †of.1560Go To Quotation
NaziriteAn Israelite, chiefly during the Temple period, who was consecrated to the service of God…1560Go To Quotation
omerIn ancient Israel: a dry measure equal to a tenth of an ephah (about 2.3 litres, 5 pints).…1560Go To Quotation
outroadAn act of riding out; esp. a warlike excursion or raid, a sortie. Also fig.1560Go To Quotation
quadrineA small copper coin; a farthing.1557Go To Quotation
requisetrans. To require, to demand as necessary or obligatory. Only in past participle.1557Go To Quotation
restaurer= restaurator n.1557Go To Quotation
rushingOf a thing, esp. the wind, water, etc.: that moves or flows with force or rapidity.1557Go To Quotation
shekelA coin of this weight; esp. the chief silver coin of the Hebrews.1560Go To Quotation
skippingThat skips. Also spec. in skipping stickleback (see quot. 1803).1560Go To Quotation
snuff-dishA dish to hold the snuff of candles or lamps; a snuffer-tray.1560Go To Quotation
star-gazerOne who gazes at the stars. Often used as a familiar or contemptuous substitute for astrologer or astronomer.1560Go To Quotation
sweet singerA religious poet.1560Go To Quotation
SyrophœnicianA native or inhabitant of Syrophœnicia, a Roman province of Western Asia, including…1560Go To Quotation
thorn-hedgeA hedge of thorny shrubs; spec. a hedge composed of hawthorn ‘sets’.1560Go To Quotation
unacquainttrans. To deprive of acquaintance.1557Go To Quotation
vine-dresserOne occupied in the pruning, training, and cultivation of vines.1560Go To Quotation

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