erewhile
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erewhile
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ere, while
Example Sentences
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How sweet erewhile to see the slave go free!
From The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It by R. W. Beers
Hard by was a finely marked panther-skin whose erewhile wearer had badly mauled Upward himself!
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
In the centre of the erewhile camp they found the man they sought.
From Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford
The source of all these erewhile unprinted Poems is Vol.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
The laughing, saucy lips, so ready with badinage and repartee, are closed tightly together, and the blue eyes, erewhile flashing and sparkling with light-hearted mirth, now start forth with a hard stare.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
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