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† unˈcessant, a. Obs.
Also 6 vnceassa(u)nt, -cessaunt.
[un-1 7 and 5 b.]
= incessant a. (Very common c 1550–1690.)
α1548Udall Erasm. Par. Luke xxiv. 178 b, Hauyng within hymself a perpetuall vnceassaunt power to dooe whatsoeuer his wille is. 1592Kyd Murther I. Brewen Wks. (1901) 293 Bloud is an vnceassant crier in the eares of the Lord.
β1555Eden Decades (Arb.) 161 The vncessaunt mouynge and impulsion of the heauens. 1583Babington Commandm. (1590) 190 Parents, that take such intollerable and vncessant paines to leaue much vnto their children. a1641Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 429 Wicked mens soules they thrust and imprison in a darksome roome below, where torments uncessant doe attend them. a1661B. Holyday Juvenal (1673) 263 They..bid their sons with uncessant industry imploy their time. 1692Ray Creation ii. 47 The Heart..by its uncessant Motion distributing the Blood. |