† recreativenessn.1
Obsolete. rare.
Refreshing or reinvigorating quality.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Recreativeness, recreating quality.
1886 Cent. Mag. Oct. 964/2 One of the most impressive (and by its impressiveness most recreative, and by its recreativeness most valuable) city grounds that I have known, I strayed into by accident, never having heard of it before.
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- do you want to make something out of it?
- do your worst
- do —— misters
- do … wrong
- do's
- do, give, lend borrowing
- do, have, make, nim, seek, and esp take wreche
- do, have, nim , ta, or take wrake
- do, have, nim , ta, or take wrake of
- do, have, nim , ta, or take wrake on,
- do, have, nim , ta, or take wrake upon
- do, have, nim = take, ta, or take wrake
- do, have, nim = take, ta, or take wrake of
- do, have, nim = take, ta, or take wrake on,
- do, have, nim = take, ta, or take wrake upon
- do, make one's wise
- do, make sacrifice
- do, make wait
- do, make, etc great spoil
- do, make, etc much spoil
- do, make, etc spoil
- do, make, receive, swear, etc fealty
- do, make, render stead
- do, perform or work the feat
- do, put arrear