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† spiss, a. Obs.
Also 6 spysse, 6–7 spisse.
[ad. L. spiss-us (whence It. spesso, Pg. espesso, Sp. espeso, OF. espes, espeis, espais, F. épais).]
Thick, dense, compact, close.
c1530Judic. Urines i. iii. 9 b, Spisse is thycke. Ibid. ii. vii. 28 b, And in these maner wyse maye vryne be spysse. 1567J. Maplet Gr. Forest 67 The male [plant] is of more spisse or tough branches. 1614Brerewood Lang. & Relig. To Rdr., This spisse and dense, yet polished, this copious, yet concise..Treatise of the variety of Languages. 1658A. Fox Würtz' Surg. iii. xvii. 275 Boil these to a spisse Cataplasme. 1670Phil. Trans. V. 1028 This little Chrystalline being of a more spiss consistence then the great one, its refraction is also more strong. 1711Ibid. XXVII. 274, I saw a Spot arise.., and again nearly disappear; and then again appear strong and spiss. 1784J. Keeble Harmonics 29 The number of spiss or small intervals.
Hence † ˈspissly adv.; † ˈspissness. Obs.
1598Florio, Condensità, a thicknes, a densitie, a spisnes. Ibid., Spessezza, thicknes, spissenes. 1611Cotgr., Espessement thickly, spissely, close together. Ibid., Espesseur, thicknesse, densitie, spissenesse, closenesse. |