α. 1600s antiquaery, 1600s antiquery.
β. 1600s antiquaere, 1600s antiquere.
† antiqueryn.
Obsolete.
A query posed in response to another in the context of a dispute or debate.Only in contributions to religious controversies in the 17th cent.; cf. counter-query vb. at counter- prefix 1b.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of > asked in return
antiquery1644
cross-questiona1694
counter-question1864
1644 (title) Certain briefe observations and antiquæries on Master Prin's 12 questions about Church government.
1653 (title) Certain quæries and anti-quæries concerning the Quakers (so called) in and about Yorkshire.
1687 T. Grantham Hear Church To Rdr. 47 The Querist never replied in Print, but only sent me a few Notes in Manuscript; which seven Queries, with my seven Anti-queries I shall annex to this Epistle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021).
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n.1644- to play crimp
- to play daud
- to play dead
- to play defence
- to play devil's advocate
- to play dog
- to play doggo
- to play dowf
- to play down
- to play down and out
- to play down to
- to play duck and drake
- to play duck and drake with
- to play dumb
- to play etc across the line
- to play etc close to one's chest
- to play fair
- to play false
- to play fast and loose
- to play fast and loose fast
- to play fast and loose loose
- to play favourites
- to play first fiddle
- to play first violin
- to play five-a-side