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† ˈnittify, v. Obs. rare.
[f. nit n.1 + -ify.]
a. refl. To make (oneself) nitty.
b. trans. To bespatter as with nits.
In quot. 1596 the allusion is to hair-cutting.
1596Nashe Saffron Walden Ep. Ded., Wks. (Grosart) III. 14 He, alas,..hath nittifide himselfe with a dish..any time this fourteene yeere to saue charges of sheep-shearing. 1647Maid's Petition 5 Wyat the Prick-louse will nittifie our Corps with the small shot of reproofe. |