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‖ hardiesse|ardiˈɛs| [a. F. hardiesse (12–13th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. hardi hardy. Adopted from OFr. in 14–15th c.; and anew as an alien loan-word in 18th c.] Hardihood, boldness.
1340Ayenb. 83 Ine prouesse byeþ þri þinges to-deld, hardyesse strengþe an stedeuestnesse. 1390Gower Conf. I. 147 Cowardy It torneth into hardiesse. 1475Bk. Noblesse 29 In lessing youre courage ne abating your hardiesse. 1761H. Walpole Lett. (1857) III. 411 (Stanf.) The frank hardiesse of the answer saved him. 1832Edin. Rev. LVI. 48 Fantastic or startling hardiesses of expression. |