letted
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Albeit he spake sparingly against holidays, when he gave advice to that distressed and lately reformed church, lest the work of reformation should have been letted, yet he did not allow holidays among them.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
How came it that some of ye—I know not whom!—thus letted and hindered my messenger?'
From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford
So, again, she and her companions made a fresh essay to go past them; but they letted them in their way.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan
Some with a Carte, or with Beames under some colour, have letted the gate, that it could not bee shutte, and with this waie, made the entrie easie to the enemie.
From Machiavelli, Volume I by Edward Dacres
This is brought to passe safely two waies, by suffring and seruing handsomly nature, if it thruste it oute readily and kindely: and helping nature, if it be letted, or be weake in expellinge.
From The Sweating Sickness A boke or counseill against the disease commonly called the sweate or sweatyng sicknesse by John Caius
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