† perfecturen.
Obsolete. rare.
Perfection; maturity.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready > state of being ripe or mature
ripenessOE
ripeOE
melchheadc1350
perfectiona1398
perfecturea1552
maturity1568
matureness1661
age1795
development1803
coming of age1881
a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1712) VIII. 8 [When] the Corne is mervelus faire to the Yee, and ready to shew Perfecture it decayith.
1839 Times 24 Dec. 5/2 A closer connexion with her [sc. England's] rivals of the Low Countries [was] the origin of her present staple wool manufacture, whilst later connexions of the same kind in the 16th century were the further cause of its perfecture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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n.a1552- to take up the thread of
- to take up the threads
- to take up the threads of
- to take up the tomahawk
- to take up the word
- to take up upon trust
- to take up with
- to take upon advantages
- to take upon content
- to take upon hand
- to take upon one
- to take upon oneself
- to take upon oneself the personage of
- to take upon trust
- to take use of
- to take vengeance
- to take vent
- to take view of
- to take wages
- to take wall
- to take warning
- to take warrant on oneself
- to take water
- to take way of
- to take weapon in hand