† continentnessn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The state or quality of being continent; continence.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Continentness,..Continency. [Hence in Ash (who says ‘not much used’), and some mod. Dicts.]
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n.1727- sons of freedom
- sons of guns
- sons of liberty
- sons of men
- sons of temperance
- sons of the american revolution
- sons of the bride-chamber
- sons of the bridechamber
- sons-in-law
- sonse
- sonse fa' etc
- sonse fa' me
- sonse fa' ye
- sonse fa'occasionally on etc
- sonse fa'occasionally on me
- sonse fa'occasionally on ye
- sonship
- sonships
- sonsie
- sordidseeming
- sordine
- sordine trumpet
- sordines
- sorditude
- sordor