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61port — English has no fewer than five distinct words port, all of them going back to the Latin stem port , a descendant of the Indo European base *por ‘going, passage’ (from which English also gets fare, ford, etc). Based on this stem was portus… …
62port — English has no fewer than five distinct words port, all of them going back to the Latin stem port , a descendant of the Indo European base *por ‘going, passage’ (from which English also gets fare, ford, etc). Based on this stem was portus… …
63plenitudinous — |plenə|tüdənəs, ə.|tyü adjective Etymology: Latin plenitudin , plenitudo plenitude + English ous 1. : characterized by plenitude with manifold and plenitudinous life Robert Browning 2. : portly, stout used humoro …
64con|note — «kuh NOHT», transitive verb, not|ed, not|ing. to suggest in addition to the simple or literal meaning; mean besides; imply. Examples: Portly, corpulent, and obese all mean “fleshy”; but portly connotes dignity; corpulent, bulk; and obese, an… …
65Argosies — Argosy Ar go*sy, n.; pl. {Argosies}. [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size. [1913 Webster] Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer the petty… …
66Argosy — Ar go*sy, n.; pl. {Argosies}. [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size. [1913 Webster] Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer the petty traffickers.… …
67Goodlier — Goodly Good ly, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster] We have many goodly days to see. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Of… …
68Goodliest — Goodly Good ly, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster] We have many goodly days to see. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Of… …
69Goodly — Good ly, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster] We have many goodly days to see. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Of pleasing… …
70Portliness — Port li*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. [1913 Webster] Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Bulkiness; corpulence. [1913 Webster] …
