wounde

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A form of wound — An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

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nounwounde (plural woundes)

plural woundes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of wound.

    Art thou that villaine in whoſe damned mouth, / Was neuer heard of any woꝛd but woundes?

    1599, [Thomas Heywood], “[The First Part]”, in The First and Second Partes of King Edward the Fourth. […], London: […] I. W. for Iohn Oxenbridge, […], →OCLC, signature C2, recto
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    For iff the patient be aſhamed to diſcloſe his wounde to the phyſician which knoweth it not, phyſicke can not helpe him.

    1565, Thomas Stapleton, A Fortresse of the Faith: First Planted Amonge Vs Englishmen, and Continued Hitherto in the Vniuersall Church of Christ. The Faith of Which Time Protestants Call, Papistry., Antwerp: […] Ihon Laet, […], part 2, folio 112, recto

    […] I affirme that the ioyning of the parts of the wounde in the heade and other parts of the body, is moſt ſouereine and of great ſatiſfaction to the ſicke, foꝛ they neuer feele payne, noꝛ haue no feuer noꝛ other ſoꝛte of accident, foꝛ of thoſe I haue cured a great number with good ſucceſſe.

    1580, Leonardo Phioravanti, translated by Iohn Hester, A Short Discours of the Excellent Doctour and Knight, Maister Leonardo Phioravanti Bolognese vppon Chirurgerie. […], London: […] Thomas East, folio 32, verso

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