† interpausen.
Obsolete. rare.
A pause between or in the course of something.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > a temporary cessation of activity or operation
pause1440
trip1584
interpause1595
wem1599
stand1602
vacation1617
interspiration1623
intercisiona1631
interregnum1659
lapse1838
shutdown1857
break1878
slip1898
seventh-inning stretch1915
standoff1918
1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres v. lxxvi. sig. Ddv Giuing an interpause to pride and spight, Which breath'd but to break out with greater might.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† interpausev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To pause in the midst of something.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > temporarily cease activity or operation [verb (intransitive)]
restOE
pause1440
breathe1485
interpausea1535
respett1561
to take pausement1599
intermita1604
to turn down a (also the, this, etc.) leaf1633
interspire1647
suspend1650
stop1711
to hang up1845
a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) ii. sig. F.ii Many wordes..spoken..without enterpausing.
a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) ii. sig. F.iv In talking so longe together without enterpausing betwene.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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