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Mirror of our Lady

The Mirror of our Lady (1530).
The 918th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 529 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations529Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word29Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning96Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
black boyA dark-skinned boy or youth.1530Go To Quotation
closenessClosed or shut up condition, confinement.1450Go To Quotation
confortatrice= comfortress n.1516Go To Quotation
contemntrans. To treat as of small value, treat or view with contempt; to despise, disdain, scorn, slight.1450Go To Quotation
deprovetrans. To disprove, refute, contradict, disapprove.1450Go To Quotation
diocesanOf or pertaining to a diocese.1450Go To Quotation
dispersetrans. To cause to separate in different directions; to throw or drive about in all directions, to scatter; to rout.1450Go To Quotation
dwelling-houseA house occupied as a place of residence, as distinguished from a house of business, warehouse, office, etc.1450Go To Quotation
enderestInmost.1450Go To Quotation
envyfulFull of envy, malice, or spite. Const. of.1450Go To Quotation
foregoingThat goes or has gone before, preceding (in position or time).1450Go To Quotation
foreknowtrans. To know beforehand, have previous knowledge of.1450Go To Quotation
foreordinance= foreordination n.1450Go To Quotation
hebdomadaryR.C. Church A member of a chapter or convent, who took his (or her) weekly turn in…1450Go To Quotation
inconsumedUnconsumed, uncorrupted.1450Go To Quotation
indigestionWant of digestion; incapacity of or difficulty in digesting food.1450Go To Quotation
inflamingThe action of the verb inflame v.; inflammation.1450Go To Quotation
inflowingThe action or fact of flowing in; inflow, influx.1450Go To Quotation
localBelonging to a particular place on the earth's surface; relating to or existing in a particular region or district.1400Go To Quotation
meanessA female mediator or intercessor; a mediatrix.1530Go To Quotation
scrupulousTroubled with doubts or scruples of conscience; over-nice or meticulous in matters of…1450Go To Quotation
sonlySonlike, filial.1450Go To Quotation
suggesterOne who imputes crime to, or brings a charge against, another. Obs.1450Go To Quotation
symbolA formal authoritative statement or summary of the religious belief of the Christian church…1450Go To Quotation
treatablyIn a treatable manner; †in quots., deliberately, distinctly, with clear utterance…1450Go To Quotation
unetrans. To unite.1450Go To Quotation
unionIn non-physical sense or of abstract things.1450Go To Quotation
unreconciled(un- prefix 8 5b.)1450Go To Quotation
wearisomeCausing weariness through monotony, or the continuance of uncongenial circumstances; tedious.1450Go To Quotation

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