† self-guardn.
Obsolete. rare.
Reserve, restraint.
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strangenessc1386
unhomelinessc1440
fremdnessa1500
coldness1557
coolnessa1586
self-guarda1586
diskindness1596
formality1599
reservedness1606
inaffability1611
restrainta1616
unconess1637
chillness1639
froideur1645
distance1660
starchedness1670
buckram1682
starchness?1693
starch1694
reserve1711
stiffness1717
unapproachableness1727
retirement1803
angularity1824
standoffishness1826
distancy1836
chill1837
starchiness1844
unapproachability1846
hedgehogginess1858
standoff1865
offishness1867
aloofness1878
pokerishness1880
untouchableness1909
untouchability1919
stuffiness1926
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) i. sig. H4 Self-gard with mildnes, Sport with Maiesty.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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