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3. wīldnes(se n.
Additional spellings:
wildnesse
17 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Unrestrained or ill-governed behavior, rowdiness; self-indulgence, lack of self-discipline; also, lascivious behavior, wantonness
(b) eagerness, rashness; frenzy, madness; also [1st quot.],……
5. wīldehēd(e n.
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wildehede
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Undisciplined or unrestrained behavior, riotousness; also, a fit of wildness [quot. c1390 Vrn.Mir.Virg.].
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6. wīlde bēst(e phr. & n.
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wilde beste
26 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An untamed or undomesticated animal; also, a game animal; also, a wild animal kept for display or entertainment; also in fig. context
(b) a savage beast, ferocious animal; also in fig. context;……
8. wīlde fǒul(e phr. & n.
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wilde foule
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An undomesticated bird in contrast to a domesticated bird; a wild bird, esp. a game bird;—also coll.; also, a bird of prey, a scavenging bird [1st quot.]
(b) the carcass or flesh of a wild bird……
10. wīlde wọ̄de phr. & n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A natural forest; also, a trackless woodland, esp. one regarded as dangerous; also, a forest preserve [quot. a1382, 2nd]; a stand of trees, grove [quot. c1384]
(b) in comb., with diminished……
12. wīlde fīr(e phr. & n.
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wilde fire
30 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Raging fire; a conflagration; a bonfire [quot. c1440 Perceval]; also, flames breathed out by a dragon [quot. c1440 Morte Arth.]
(b) a highly combustible and not easily extinguished substance used……
14. wīlde wāre phr. or n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Coll. Furs, pelts, or skins taken from wild animals, as a commodity or raw material for clothing, trim, etc.; ?also, wild animals [last quot.];
(b) ornamental fur decoration.
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15. wīlde dẹ̄r phr. & n.
24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An undomesticated beast in contrast to a domesticated counterpart, a woodland creature, wild animal; also, a dumb beast, brute [1st quot.]; wilde der kin, any creature representing the general……
17. wīlde werk phr. or n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Peltry of wild, as opposed to domesticated, animals.
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