Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	wood_n	word_n	write_v	29	3	5.4710	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54746	The new world of English words, or, A general dictionary containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... : to which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world ... / collected and published by E.P.	Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?	1658 (1658)	Wing P2068; ESTC R14781	461,103	384

Earles Aberration Lat. a going astray Abessed old word cast down humbled Abetting old word a setting on or incouraging * To Abgregate Lat. to lead out of the flock Abhorrency Latin a loathing or hating Abidst old word suffered Abia the daughter of Hercules and Nurse to Hyllus the son of Hercules by Deianira she lived in a Citie called Ira which afterward she named by her own name and built a Temple in it Abject Lat. vile or base Abii a people in Scythia who live without any house and provide for nothing Homer calleth them the most just people Abject Lat. vile or base Abigail a Womans name in the Old Testament signifieth in Hebrew a fathers joy Ability Lat. power strength Abington or Abbendon a pleasant Town situate upon the River Isis in Bark-shire and so called as some say from one Abben and Irish Heremite or rather from an Abbay built here by Cissa King of the West Saxons whereas in old time it had been called Sheovesham Abintestate Lat. without a will Abit old word dwelleth To Abjudicate Latin to give away by judgement To Abjure Lat. to forswear also in Common-Law it is to forsake the Realm for ever when one hath committed fellony or to fly to the Church or Sanctuary or place priviledged for that purpose Ablacted Lat. weaned Ablectick Lat. adorned or garnished for sale as ablectae aedes Plant. Ablegation Lat. a sending away Ablepsie Greek blindnesse of the mind Abligurie Lat. spending in belly chear Ablocated Latin let out to hire Ablution Latin washing away Abnegation Latin a stiff denying Abnodation Latin untying of knots also pruning of Trees Abode Latin a place of habitation Aboeocrites a Captain of the Boeotians who with a thousand of his men was slain near Chaeronea in a fight against the Aetolians Abogen Saxon bowed Abolition Latin an abrogating or utterly destroying Abomination Latin an abhorring or detesting To Abone Ital. to make ripe Aboord a Term in Navigation within the ship Aborigines a people brought into Italy by Chamexenus the Egyptian Saturn and thought to have been the most antient people of Italie Abortion Latin the birth of a Childe before its time Abradacarba a spell in Cornelius Agrippa against Agnes Abraiamins a kind of Enchanters among the Indians To Abrase Latin to shave or pare away Abravanus a River in Galloway in Scotland now called Rian Abricot French a certain sort of plum requiring much of the Sun's warmth to ripen it To Abridge French to make short to abreviate Abrodiaetical Greek feeding deliciciously Abrogation Latin an abolishing Abrotonum Greek the name of an Athenian woman the mother of Themistocles also the herb Southernwood Abrupt Latin suddenly breaking off Absalom the son of David an Hebrew word signifying the father of peace Abscession Latin a going away Abscission Latin a cutting away Absconsion Latin a hiding out of the way Absis a Term in Astronomy is when the Planets moving to their highest or their lowest places are at a stay The high Absis is called the Apogaeum the low Absis the Perigaeum Absolute Latin perfect Absolution Latin a pardoning Absonant Latin disagreeing sounding from the purpose To Absorb Latin to sup up all Absoris a Town built by the Colchians when they were sent with Absyrtus in pursuit of Medea Abstemious Latin temperate sober Abstention Latin the keeping back of an Heir from the possession of his land a Term in law Abstersive Latin cleansing Abstinence Latin temperance Abstorted Latin wrested by force Abstract Latin a small book or writing taken out of a greater To Abstrude Latin to thrust away Abstruse Latin dark obscure Absurd Lat. foolish To Abvolate Latin to fly away Abus the name of a great and famous River in York-shire commonly called Humber whence Northumberland took its name Abysse Greek a bottomlesse pit Abyssini a people in Aethiopia in the subjection of Prester John who is called in the Aethiopian language Negasch Chauvarianni i. e. Apostolick Emperour and is accounted one of the Chief Monarchs of the World A. C. Acacalis a Nymph by whom Apollo had two sons Philarides and Philander Academia a Wooddy place about a mile from Athens built by Academus where Plato was born and taught Philosophy whence the word Academy is taken for any publick Shool or University Acadinus a Fountain in Sicily in which they used to try the truth of an Oath by writing the words of him that swore upon a Table of wood and if the wood did swim they took the words for truth but if it sunk they took it to be a false Oath Acarnar the bright Starre of Eridanus vide Eridanus Acastus the son of Peleus King of Thessaly a famous Hunter with Bow and Arrows he married Hippolita who loving Pelius because he yielded not to her love accused him to her husband for having offered violence to her wherefore Acastus threw him to be devoured of wilde beasts but Mercury coming in the interim freed Pelius with Vulcans sword who returning slew Acastus and Hippolita Acatalepsie Greek incomprehensibility impossibility to be comprehended To Accelerate latin to hasten Accent latin due sound over any word or letter Acceptation latin acceptance Acceptilation latin a verbal acquittance between the Debtour and the Creditour Accessary latin a Term in Common-law signifying guilty of a fellonious Act not actually but by participation as by advice concealment or the like Accius Tullius Prince of the Volsci who with the help of Coriolanus made War with the Romans Accidental latin hapning by chance Acclamation latin an applause a crying out for joy Acclivity latin a stopping place a steep descent Acco an old woman who beholding her face in a glasse and seeing her beauty decayed fell mad Accollade French a clipping about the neck which was formerly the way of dubbing Knights To Accommodate latin to fit or to lend To Accomplish French to fulfill Accomptable French lyable to give an account Accordable latin easie to be agreed on Accort French heedy wary To Accost French to approach to draw near Accoutred French dress't attir'd To Accoy old word to asswage Accretion latin a growing or sticking unto To Accrew French to increase to be added unto To Accumb latin to sit down at a Table Accumulation latin a heaping together Accurately latin exactly Accusation latin an accusing or blaming To Accustome Ital. to be wont to use Ace that point in the dice where one onely is expressed ammez ace quasi ambos as both an ace or two aces Acephalik Greek having no head or beginning Acephali●ts Greek a sort of Hereticks whose first founder is unknown Acerbity latin sharpnesse or sournesse Acerote course brown bread Acersecomick Greek one whose hair is never cut To Acervate latin to heap up Acetars latin sallets of small herbs Acetosity latin sharpnesse or sournesse in taste Achapt French a law Term used in contracts or bargains and signifieth to buy Achates a stone of divers colours resembling a lions skin Achelous the son of Oceanus and Terra he ●ought a