† miscovetisen.
Obsolete. rare.
Evil or sinful desire.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thought > [noun] > desire
miscovetise1496
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [noun]
itching1340
miscovetise1496
itch1532
tickling1553
impatiency1564
cacoethes1570
impatience1581
pruritation1653
pruriency1656
mangea1674
prurience1777
1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) vii. iv. 280/2 Men sholde take no thynge for ony mys couetyse ayenst the lordes wyll.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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