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A treaty or confederacy. The Jews were forbidden to  |
Fallow
FAL'LOW, a. L. fulvus; qu. helvus, for felvus. Th |
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EN'TERPRISE, n. s as z. That which is undertaken, |
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VEST'URE, n. See Vest.
1. A garment; a robe.
There polish'd chests embroider'd vesture grac'd.
2. Dress; garments in general; habit; clothing; vestment; as the vesture of priests.
3. Clothing; covering.
Rocks, precipices and gulfs appareled with a vesture of plants.
- And gild the humble vestures of the plain.
4. In old law books, the corn with which land was covered; as the vesture of an acre.
5. In old books, seisin; possession. Obs. |
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