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† ˈvainling Obs. rare. [f. vain a. + -ling1 1.] A vain or vainglorious person.
1615W. Hull Mirr. Maiestie Ep. Ded., Presuming himselfe (fond Vain-ling) to be of more esteeme, because he was the Nuncio and Interpreter of the Gods. Ibid. 134 Thus we see, he was no vaineling, who pronounced all things vnder the Sunne to bee vanitie of vanities. |