Swain definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SWAIN, n. 1. A young man. 2. A country servant employed ... boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English swein ... from Old Norse sveinn; akin to Old English sw?n swain, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide Date: 14th ... lad = OE swan swineherd, f. Gmc Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swain Swain, n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; ...
swainishness definitions Merriam Webster's noun see swain Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swainish Swain"ish, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant. ``An ungentle and swainish beast.'' --Milton. -- Swain"ish*ness, n. --Emerson.
... Dictionary SWA'INISH, a. Rustic. Merriam Webster's adjective see swain Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swainish Swain"ish, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant. ``An ungentle and swainish beast.'' --Milton. -- Swain"ish*ness, n. --Emerson.
... English bootswein, from boot boat + swein boy, servant — more at swain Date: 14th century 1. a petty officer on a merchant ... of a ship or building. Etymology: OE batswegen (as BOAT, SWAIN) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jager Ja"ger, n. [G. j ... Bermudas, where it breeds. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Boatswain Boat"swain, n. [Boat + swain.] 1. (Naut.) An officer who has charge of the boats ...
... Etymology: Middle English cokswayne, from cok cockboat (a small boat) + swain servant Date: 15th century 1. a sailor who has charge ... of. Derivatives: coxswainship n. Etymology: ME f. cock (see COCKBOAT) + SWAIN: cf. BOATSWAIN Webster's 1913 Dictionary Coxswain Cox"swain` (k?k"sw?n, Colloq. k?k"s'n), n ...
Cockswain definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary COCKSWAIN, n. [See Swain.] An officer on board of a ship who has the ... and the boats crew. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cockswain Cock"swain (?, colloq. ?), n. [Cock a boat + swain; hence, the master of a boat.] The steersman of a ...
... tillers of the soil in European countries. Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peasant Peas"ant, a. Rustic ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms I. n. Rustic, countryman, hind, swain, clown, laborer. II. a. Rustic, rural. Moby Thesaurus Babbitt, Bauer ... ribald, rough, roughneck, rowdy, rube, ruffian, rustic, serf, sharecropper, sower, swain, tea-planter, tenant farmer, tiller, tree farmer, truck farmer, upstart ...
Swanimote definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SWAN'IMOTE, n. [swain and mote, meeting.] In England, a court held before the ... piepoudre is to a fair. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swainmote Swain"mote`, n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL. swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law) A court ...
... tending, feeding and gaurding sheep in the pasture. 2. A swain; a rural lover. 3. The pastor of a parish, church ... Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Herdsman (of sheep). 2. Swain, rural lover. 3. Pastor, minister, clergyman. Foolish Dictionary One who ... squire, steer, steerer, steersman, steward, supply clergy, supply minister, support, swain, swanherd, swineherd, take, take care of, take charge of, take ...
... is, in his own fashion, to suit himself. --Chaucer. The swain replied, ``It never was our guise To slight the poor ... garb; shape. As then the guise was for each gentle swain. --Spenser. A . . . specter, in a far more terrific guise than ...
... from the plain, Then, hid in shades, eludes her eager swain. 3. To escape being seen; to remain unseen or undiscovered ... from the plain, Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --Pope. The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a gradual ...
... mote`, n. See Swainmote. [Obs.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swainmote Swain"mote`, n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL. swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law) A court ...
... Not used in New England. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swainmote Swain"mote`, n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL. swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law) A court ...