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Drab, drab, n. thick, strong, gray cloth: a gray or dull-brown colour, perh. from the muddy colour of undyed wool.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Vocabulary.— falcibus = with bill-hooks; falx perh. akin to flect-o = bend, from its shape.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
The prefix aÏ is perh. due to L. ab.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. ? to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
F. baviŠre, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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