† combusturen.
Obsolete. rare.
Combustion, burning.
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bruneOE
brandOE
burninga1300
ustion1567
exustion1583
combustiona1600
combusture1609
inustion?1630
ustulation1658
1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 11 If the Parlament House had burned..the Iesuites..would..haue sung to their instruments the Destruction of Troy in that combusture of the Senate.
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