  from E-NED: appears about 1600: perhaps of English formation, but probably suggested by Dutch uitlander (in Kilian uutlander), German ausländer, and often virtually representing these words  1598 - A Worlde of Wordes, or Most Copious and Exact Dictionarie in Italian and English, John Florio: see below From: A Worlde of Wordes Collected by John Florio, 1598   From: Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors Volume CCCCXXXVII Harold, The Last of the Saxon Kings By Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1848 Chapter III P. 58 
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  from ppl. stem of Latin inquināre to pollute, etc. Cf. obs. French inquiner (1519 in Godef.)  1542 - The Christmas Banquet, Thomas Becon; see Example below  From: The Early Works of Thomas Becon: Being the Treatises Published by Him in the Reign of King Henry VIII Edited for the Parker Society by Rev. John Ayre, 1843 The Christmas Banquet The First Dish P. 69    from barber's block - a rounded block on which wigs are made and displayed  From: Novels and Romances of the Author of Waverley (Sir Walter Scott) Volume I. 1824 The Pirate Chapter V P. 84    by facetious analogy with graduate  1889 - Harper's New Monthly Magazine see Example below  From: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume LXXIX June to November, 1889 Is America Stamina Declining? By William Blaikie P. 242    From: Cocke Lorelles Bote A Satirical Poem (1510) From A Unique Copy Printed by Wynkyn de Worde Printed 1884 P. 2    from debonair after words in -arious, from Latin -ārius, French -aire  c 1485 - Digby Mysteries. Ancient Mysteries from the Digby Manuscripts; see Example below  From: The Digby Mysteries Edited from the MSS. by F. J. Furnivall Published for the new Shakspere Society, 1882 Mary Magdalene Part I. Scene 8. P. 71    1725 - Erasmus' Colloquies, Nathan Bailey; see Example below  From: All the Familiar Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus, of Roterdam Concerning Men, Manners, and Things Translated into English By Nathan Bailey, 1725 P. 586    from Latin cūcūrīre  1623 - The English Dictionarie, or an Interpreter of Hard English Words, Henry Cockeram;
"Cucuriate, to crow like a cocke"   adjective: from French mignonnette fem. adj., after minion (adj.) dainty, elegant noun: from minion (n.) + -ette  1749 - Letters, Horace Walpole; see Example below  From: Letters from the Hon. Horace Walpole, to George Montagu, From the Year 1736 to the Year 1770 Published 1818 Letter XXXIV. May 18, 1749 P. 59    apparently from Latin pōtāre to drink, or pōtus drink + -er; but cf. potter (n.) one addicted to 'potting', a tippler (obs.)  1657 - Londinopolis; An Historicall Discourse, or Perlustration of the City of London, James Howell; see below from E-NED    a 1748 - The Fable of the Condemned Ass, Allan Ramsey; see Example below  From: The Poems of Allan Ramsey Volume II. A New Edition, 1877 CXLIX. Fable XIX. The Fable of the Condemned Ass P. 348   DEFINITIONS CONTINUED NOUN 4. good-looking seamen employed to entice volunteers (nautical) 5. a twisting hitch, made in the bight of a rope, so as to induce two small bights, in order to hook a tackle on them both (nautical) definition 2: also CAT'S-FOOT CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES  (1657 - Killing is Murder and No Murder, Michael Hawke; "These he useth as the Monkey did the Cat's paw to scrape the nuts out of the fire") see below From: Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present By John S. Farmer and W.E. Henley Volume II. 1891   From: Mignon By Mrs. Forrester, 1877 Chapter V P. 47 (more examples shown above)     1680 - Divine Meditations upon Several Occasions, Sir William Waller; see Example below  From: Divine Meditations Upon Several Occasions By Sir William Waller Ann. Dom. 1680 Printed 1839 Meditation XV. Upon Hearing Good Musick P. 103    from eke (n.) an addition, an increase + name; 'ekename' was the original word for a 'nickname', but by the 15th century the wrong dividing of phonemes in 'an ekename' led eventually to 'a nekename'; the spelling has since changed, but not the meaning; for more information, see below From: Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association Volume XXII. 1891 IV. English Words which hav Gaind or Lost an Initial Consonant by Attraction By Charles P. G. Scott P. 221/222   1303 - Handlyng Synne, Robert Manning of Brunne; see below From: Roberd of Brunne's Handlying Synne Edited by Frederick J. Furnivall Printed for the Roxburghe Club 1862 The Tale of the Knight who had a Vision of the Judgment. P. 50   From: Corpus Poeticum Boreale The Poetry of the Old Northern Tongue From the Earliest Times to the Thirteenth Century Edited by Gudbrand Vigfusson, and Frederick York Powell Volume I. Eddic Poetry Printed 1883 Introduction. xx.    from Greek συµπάθεια (sumpátheia) sympathy + -al  1600 - A Decacordon of Ten Quodlibeticall Questions concerning Religion and State, William Watson; see below from E-NED    E-NED shows 1575, as shown below  Earlier example (1570) shown below  From: The Marriage of Wit and Science Date of Original 1569-70 Reproduced 1909 Act IV. Sena I    perhaps from Low German kleien to scratch, from Middle Low German; akin to Flemish klauwento scratch, steal, German klauen, Old High German klāwa claw  1567 - A Caveat or Warening for Commen Cursetors, Vulgarely Called Vagabones; Thomas Harman; see below From: A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors Vulgarly Called Vagabonds By Thomas Harman 1814 Edition P. 68   From: Pelham; Or, The Adventures of a Gentleman By Edward George E.L. Bulwer-Lytton Volume III. 1828 Chapter XVIII P. 298  |
