† feminaryadj.
derogatory. Obsolete.
Feminine, womanly.
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womanisha1393
womanlyc1400
feminec1425
femininec1425
she1531
wifish1535
female1566
ladylike1566
womenish1604
tender-hefteda1616
ladied1628
feminary1630
feminile1650
feminal1875
1630 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome (new ed.) ii. iii. 277 A feminarie, sottish calmenesse and vitious facilitie [Fr. une feminine, sotte, bonasse & vitieuse facilité].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1630- to try it on a dog
- to try it on the dog
- to try masteries
- to try on for size
- to try one's best
- to try one's fortune
- to try one's hand
- to try one's luck
- to try one's wings
- to try out
- to try over
- to try something for size
- to try somethingon for size
- to try the acid on
- to try the pulse of
- to try the pulses of
- to try up
- to tube it
- to tug at the an oar
- to tug at the heartstrings
- to tug at the oar
- to tug it out
- to tug out
- to tug the labouring oar
- to tumble up