† formulen.
Obsolete.
1. = formula n.
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the mind > language > statement > reducing to or expressing in a formula > [noun] > formula
formule1677
formulary1782
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 164 A wel-governed Republic is bounded by the formule of certain Laws.
1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 170 The first trial of this formule was on the observations from whence he had deduced it, of which he gives a table for each station.
2. ? A little form or shape.
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the world > space > shape > [noun] > that which is shaped > little
formule1829
1829 Young Lady's Bk. 469 A series of frames, or formules, is obtained... The principal formule is to be placed on a piece of London drawing-board.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
formulev.
/ˈfɔːmjuːl/ rare.
= formulate v.
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the mind > language > statement > reducing to or expressing in a formula > reduce to or express in a formula [verb (transitive)]
formc1330
conceivec1390
formate1657
formularize1852
formule1852
formulize1859
formulate1860
1852 R. Knox Great Artists & Anat. 13 Could we formule the doctrine as simply as [etc.].
1852 R. Knox Great Artists & Anat. 103 The doctrine..cannot be formuled in so clear a manner.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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