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† ˈcostful, a. Obs. (or arch.)
[f. cost n.2 + -ful.]
1. Costly, expensive.
1340Ayenb. 229 Hi ham cloþeþ..mid uayre robes and costuolle. c1430Lydg. Bochas vii. x. xxi, His costful vintage ceme from the rivere. c1530Pol., Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 31 A costefulle clothe.
2. transf. Causing expenditure or loss (of time, trouble, etc.).
c1250Gen. & Ex. 3880 Long weiȝe and costful he ðor fond.
Hence ˈcostfully adv., in a costly manner.
1460J. Capgrave Chron. (1858) 310 A banere costfully depeynted with a Host and a chalis. 1647W. Browne tr. Polexander i. 27 Those famous cabinets..where the curiosity and luxury of our Age have so..costfully laid open their charmes. |