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▪ I. † ˈrestiness1 Obs. [f. resty a.1 + -ness.] The quality of being resty; restiveness.
c1540tr. Pol. Verg. Eng. Hist. (Camden Soc. No. 36) 128 In noe wise abiding the restines of ease. 1571Golding Calvin on Ps. xxx. 7 The faythfull..shake of restynesse, and exercyse themselves in the warfarre. 1610Markham Masterp. i. liv. 116 A horse tireth..through dull cowardlinesse or restinesse. 1673O. Walker Educ. 54 Nor doth he strive to make himself known to be a Gentleman..by disobedience, and restines towards Superiors. 1708tr. Petronius Arbiter 18 All on fire at Lycurgus's Restiness. ▪ II. † ˈrestiness2 Obs.—0 [f. resty a.2 + -ness.] Rancidity.
1499Promp. Parv. (Pynson), Restynesse of flesshe, rancor. 1611Cotgr., Rancissure, mustinesse, fustinesse, reasinesse, restinesse, a taint. |