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peˈrusing, vbl. n.
[f. peruse v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb peruse.
†1. A using up. Obs.
1488Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 6 Deliueree perusing & other wyse demeanyng of the said shipps. Ibid. 35 Deliuerances perusynges & other wise demeaninges of the said Shipps. 1495Ibid. 159.
†2. Inspection in succession or detail; examination, scrutiny: = perusal 1. Obs.
1587R. Hovenden in Collect (O.H.S.) I. 220 Upon the perusing, it received..good liking. 1648–60Hexham Dutch Dict., Een Overzieninge, an Overseeing, a Per-using, or a Conferring.
3. Reading through: = perusal 2.
1585Jas. I Ess. Poesie (Arb.) 20, I was moued by the oft reading and perusing of them, with a restles and lofty desire. 1644Milton Areop. (Arb.) 47 Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discours writt'n at Delf. 1764Harmer Observ. Pref. 14 The perusing of Travels is to most people a very delightful kind of reading. 1808Med. Jrnl. XIX. 85 [It] is well worth perusing, though some of the instructions are not new to the English reader. |