† memorousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Memorable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > [adjective] > worthy of remembrance, memorable
memoriablea1450
rememberablec1450
well-remembered1482
memorable1483
memorial?1504
memorousa1513
never-to-be-forgotten1586
rememorablea1641
unforgettable1806
nameable1858
memorious1882
salient1938
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > of remembering
memoriablea1450
memorable1483
memorial?1504
memorousa1513
unforgettable1806
nameable1858
memorious1882
a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. ii. sig. a.ivv Whiche realme by processe and power vyctoryous Subdued all other to hym, full memorous.
a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. iii. sig. a.vii Whiche ladyes were buryed full memorous At peturborowe abbay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adj.a1513- to wing out
- to wink against
- to wink and pink
- to wink at
- to wink away
- to wink hard
- to wink on
- to wink the other eye
- to wink upon
- to wink with the one or the other eye
- to winkle one's way
- to winkle out
- to winter and summer
- to winterward
- to wipe a person's eye
- toll-cote
- toll-customer
- toll-dish
- toll-farmer
- toll-fat
- toll-free
- toll-gate
- toll-gatherer
- toll-gathering
- toll-hall