† acostadv.
Obsolete.
Alongside; beside; nearby.
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the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adverb]
acostc1330
collaterally?a1475
aflank1577
aside of1630
laterally1646
c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 7603 (MED) Forþ þai passeþ þis lond acost To Clarence, wiþ alle her ost.
c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 6017 (MED) Fer abouten and ek acost He sent his messagers.
c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 5285 (MED) Ther come a kyng ridynge a-cost In help of Grece.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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adv.c1330- anonymising
- anonymities
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymized
- anonymizer
- anonymizes
- anonymizing
- anonymous
- anonymous ftp
- anonymous remailer
- anonymously
- anonymousness
- anonymousnesses
- anonyms
- anonymuncule
- anoon
- anopheles
- anopheline
- anophelines
- anophyte
- anopisthograph
- anopisthographic
- anopisthographical