delinition

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noun

A smearing.

OriginLatin delinere →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteA smearing.
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    The Delinition alſo of the Infant's Ears and Noſtrils with the Spittle of the Prieſt may ſometimes ſtrike harſhly upon the ſpirits of the more delicate; but it makes much for the opinion of his Sanctity, vvhoſe ſpumeous excrement is of ſo ſacred a virtue, and vvill gain alſo the prayers of all the vvomen in the Tovvn, that he may ever be an hail and ſound man.

    1664, H[enry] More, chapter XVIII, in A Modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC, book I, pages 68–69

Origin

  1. Latindelinere“to smear”
  2. Englishdelinition

From Latin delinere (“to smear”). See liniment.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leontiniid
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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