Eviten.
A name humorously applied to a woman wearing little clothing.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing > one who
Court-mantlec1367
Sunday citizen1598
longcoat1603
lettice ruffa1625
silkworma1625
copester1637
short-coat1649
Scotch-sleeve?1706
Evite1713
uniform1786
nude1810
blue-stockinged1818
waistcoateer1825
padder1828
stook of duds1834
bloomer1851
sleeve1851
shirt1860
shirtwaister1900
DJ1926
rat-catcher1928
sweater girl1940
zoot-suiter1942
Edwardian1954
penguin1967
overcoat1969
1713 J. Addison in Guardian 14 Aug. 2/2 There being so many in all Publick Places, who show so great an Inclination to be Evites.
1713 Guardian 24 Aug. 2/2 That the Evites daily increase, and that Fig-Leaves are shortly coming into Fashion.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
evitev.
/ɪˈvʌɪt/ archaic.
transitive. To avoid, shun. (In 18–19th centuries almost peculiar to Scottish writers.)
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the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)]
atwendOE
atwindc1000
overfleeOE
to come out of ——lOE
atstertc1220
atbreak?c1225
aschapea1300
scapea1300
aslipc1325
escape1340
atscapea1350
astartc1374
to wade out ofc1386
starta1400
withscapea1400
withslipa1400
atwapec1400
to get out of ——a1470
evite1503
outstart1513
to get from ——1530
rid1615
skip1630
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun
overboweOE
bibughOE
fleea1000
forbowa1000
ashun1000
befleec1000
beflyc1175
bischunc1200
withbuwe?c1225
waive1303
eschew1340
refuse1357
astartc1374
sparec1380
shuna1382
void1390
declinea1400
forbeara1400
shurna1400
avoidc1450
umbeschewc1485
shewe1502
evite1503
devoid1509
shrink1513
schew?a1534
devite1549
fly1552
abstract1560
evitate1588
estrange1613
cut1791
shy1802
skulk1835
side-slip1930
to walk away from1936
punt1969
1503 tr. Kalendayr Shyppars viii When they would evite and eschue the wonderful blasts of the wind, they plunged into the water.
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 132/2 You must also evite all cibaryes which cause heate, alsoe spices.
1635 F. Quarles Emblemes i. viii. 33 What we ought t' evite As our disease, we hugg as our delight.
a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 79 We're obleidged in conscience, Evill's appearance to evite.
a1746 C. MacLaurin Treat. Algebra (ed. 4) 265 In order to know how to evite this absurdity let us suppose [etc.].
1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xiv. 197 Balmawhapple could not..evite giving satisfaction to both. View more context for this quotation
1834 Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 35 1005 The only position in which we could have evited death.
1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae xii. 314 Others..were scarce able to support his neighbourhood—Sir William eviting to be near him.
Derivatives
eˈviting n. the action of evite v.; avoiding, avoidance.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition
beflying1340
eschewingc1374
voidinga1398
flight1398
refusing?a1400
avoidinga1513
eschewa1542
eviting1541
umschewing1547
shunning1549
shuffling1579
eschewal1583
avoidance1610
evitation1626
evading1646
avoidal1695
eschewance1842
elusiveness1873
avoidment1882
sidestepping1902
the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > evasion or escape from threat
again-chareOE
evitation1626
evasion1657
eviting1707
evading1818
eluding1872
1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 21 For euiting of such like hainous and abhominable treasons.
1707 W. Hope New Method Fencing vi. 167 Carrying sometimes your sword-hand low..for the better eviting of your Adversary's Parade.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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