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† Muˈscovian, a. and n. Obs.
Also Mos-.
[f. mod.L. Muscovia, Moscovia Muscovy + -an.]
a. adj. Belonging to Muscovy. Muscovian glass, Muscovian rat: see Muscovy.
b. n. A Muscovite.
1577B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. i. (1586) 31 b, The Russians and Moscouians. a1578Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) II. 306 Men of weir..to help the King of Swaden aganes the Muscovianis. 1579Lodge Reply to Gosson 20 Your Muscouian straungers, your Scithian monsters. 1617Middleton Hon. & Industry Wks. (Bullen) VII. 302 A Russian or Muscovian. 1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. 106 Casements of broad cleere Muscouian glasse. 1655J. Owen Vind. Evang. Pref. 17 The Assembly of States, was called against the Muscovians. 1657North's Plutarch, Add. Lives (1676) 80 The Moscovian Language. 1664E. Browne in Sir T. Browne's Wks. (1836) I. 47 Mr. Gibbs gave mee a Moscovian rat's skin. a1691Boyle Hist. Air (1692) 187 Whether Muscovian ice be..harder than English ice. |