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  1841 - Thomas Carlyle's Life in London, James Anthony Froude; see Example below  From: Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881, By James Anthony Froude Volume 1. 1884 Chapter VIII. A.D. 1840-1 P. 179   Note: in 1590, Spenser confused 'hippodame' with 'hippotame', a hippopotamus CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES  from Greek ἱππόδαµος (hippodamos) horse-tamer  1623 - The English Dictionarie or an Interpreter of Hard English Words, Henry Cockeram;
"Hippodame, a Horse breaker"  From: Juvenilia A Collection of Poems By George Wither Volume I, 1622 Of Weakness Satire III  NOUN 1. twenty-one ...1622 obs. nonce word 2. an indefinitely great number; many ...1942 Amer. sl. ETYMOLOGY from eleven + teen FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1622 - Of Weakness, George Wither; see Example below    from purt (vb.) to sulk, to pout (dialect)  From: A Devonshire Dialogue Edited by Mrs. G. Gwatkin, 1839 P. 8    From: The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales By James Hogg Volume II. 1818 The Hunt of Eildon Chapter V P. 323    1581 - Walter Haddon against Osorius, James Bell; see below from E-NED   From: The Jesuits Loyalty Printed 1678 Important Considerations P. 69    1605 - The Dutch Courtezan, a Comedy, John Marston see Example below  From: The Works of John Marston Edited by J.O. Halliwell Volume II. 1856 The Dutch Courtezan Act V P. 191,192    from late Latin incōgitābilis thoughtless, inconceivable  1522 - A Treatyse uppon these Wordes of Holye Scripture Memorare Novissima etc. ( = De Quatuor Novissimis), Sir Thomas More; see below from E-NED   From: Prolegomena to Every Future Metaphysic, Which Can Appear as a Science From the German of Emmanuel Kant By John Richardson, 1819 P. 167    from Latin comperendinus + -ous  1730 - Dictionarium Britannicum:
or a More Compleat Universal Etymological English Dictionary, Nathan Bailey; "Comperendinous, prolonged, deferred"   From: The Kentish Register, and Monthly Miscellany From August to December, 1793 Volume I P. 30    from Greek οἶνος (oinos) wine + maniac  1857 - Alcohol, Its Place and Power, James Miller see Example below  From: Alcohol; Its Place and Power By James Miller, 1858 Alcohol as a Poison P. 20    from Vesuvius, the Italian volcano  a 1876 - Thoughts in My Garden, Mortimer Collins; see Example below  From: Thoughts in My Garden By Mortimer Collins Edited by Edmund Yates Volume I. 1880 P. 166/167    from modesty + -ous  1547 - Introduction to Knowledge, Andrew Boorde; see below From: The Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge Made by Andrew Borde Edited by Frederick James Furnivall Published for the Early English Text Society, 1870 Chapter VII. P. 149    1843 - Fraser's Magazine; see Example below  From: Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country Volume XXVII. January to June 1843 Confessions of George Fitz-Doodle Dorothea P. 76    no blue variety of the dahlia has been produced by cultivation  1880 - Daily News, 17 Dec. see below from E-NED    1804 - Poems, William Tarras; see Example below  From: Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect By William Tarras, 1804 P. 45  |
