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1. boistǒus adj.

93 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of persons or their behavior: lacking in polish, learning, skill, or experience; crude, unmannerly, awkward; unlearned, unskilled, ignorant; artless, simple, humble; of an animal: simple; (b) of…

2. dǒuce adj. & n.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Dear, beloved; douce amour, sweetheart; (b) douce Fraunce, beloved France; (c) douce vie, luxurious life; (d) as noun: paramour; foul douce, filthy harlot; (e) in surnames.

3. tempre adj.

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of a person: restrained in conduct; of a person's behavior: temperate, moderate; (b) of sleep, diet: moderate; of a bath: of moderate warmth; of the quality of heat in food, drink, or a bodily…

4. vā̆pǒuren v.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To become diffused in the air, vaporize, evaporate; also, fig. disperse, spread out [last quot.]; vapouren oute; ben vapoured oute; ppl. vapouring, tending to evaporate (b) to cause (sth.) to…