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ˈvicine, a. Now rare.
Also 6 vycyne, 7 vicin.
[ad. L. vīcīn-us neighbouring, near.]
= vicinal a. 3.
a1513Fabyan Chron. vii. 312 These men..subdued y⊇ Partyes, and many other vycyne countreys. a1550Leland Itin. (1769) V. 2, A ii Myles a this side Montgomerie..is a River cumming owt of the vicine Hilles. 1553in Hakluyt Voy. (1599) I. 229 God, vnder whose mercifull hand nauigants aboue all other creatures naturally bee most nigh, and vicine. 1605L. Hutten Aunswere 28 With..due regarde alwaies had, to the easines and familiarity of the Ceremonie, that it be vicine, hard at hand, and obvious, not far fetcht. 1661Glanvill Van. Dogm. iv. 35 The opening of other vicine passages might quickly obliterate any tracks of these. 1676J. Cooke Marrow Chirurg. iv. ii. i. 715 In Ustion take heed of Vicin parts, and apply Cauteries through a Pipe. 1824Guide to Aberystwyth 31 The visitor of Aberystwyth..parading the Terrace Castle Ruins or the vicine hills..gives the subject but an ordinary thought. |