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† venust, a. Obs.
[ad. L. venust-us, f. Venus Venus1. Cf. It. and Pg. venusto.]
Handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance.
1513Douglas æneid xii. Prol. 87 The variant vestur of the venust vaill. a1568in Bannatyne MS. (Hunterian Cl.) 672 My bird, my bony ane, my tendir bab venust. 1604R. Cawdrey Table Alph., Venuste, faire, beautifull. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 673 Amber is a..Rosine flowing from the incisures of a..Venust tree. 1663Waterhouse Fort. 187 As the Infancy of Rome was venust, so was its Manhood notably strenuous. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 270 Nor could [they] have ever thought it [supra so Magnificent a Pile] venust enough, whilst they abounded with Pious Benefactors.
Hence † venustity, † venustness. Obs.—0
1727Bailey (vol. II), Venustness, Venustity, beautifulness. |