单词 | priceful |
释义 | pricefuladj. Now rare. Valuable, expensive; (also) †worthy (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] dearc888 dearworthc888 worthlyeOE oughtsOE worthfulOE aughtOE richa1225 gildenc1225 of pricea1325 worthya1325 of (‥) valourc1330 prow1340 dearworthyc1374 of value1395 pricefula1400 presc1400 singularc1400 goldena1425 well-foundc1475 valiant1481 prized1487 prowousa1500 valuable1567 prizable1569 valorous1592 suit-worth1594 bully1600 estimable1600 treasurable1607 treasurous?1611 treasured1675 pearly1770 at a premium1828 keep-worthy1830 good value1842 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 18173 Sua prisful [a1400 Trin. Cambr. prisfil; c1460 Laud prycefull] quar es þou o pight [a1400 Gött. Sua prisful quat ert þu of pith]? 1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions sig. D3v So gloz'd with gold, with pearle so imbost, whose pricefull valew they at Hundreds name. c1612 W. Strachey Hist. Trav. Virginia (1953) i. i. 39 The Lemnian terra sigillata, so pricefull, and marchantable in Turkey. 1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 56 His Wife gave most noble, and priceful Jewels to the Church at Winchester. 1851 J. F. W. Johnston Notes N. Amer. 327 The lapse of long years of routine may convert even those who at first made a true and priceful sacrifice. a1877 Galaxy (1877) Sept. 375/2 Pearls from the ocean's depth too priceful are To be strewn heedless at the common feet. 1992 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Feb. n53 Straight ahead is the more peaceful and priceful, as well as politically pedestrian, ‘The Water: A Green Quilt for Peace’ ($12,000). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400 |
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