† amiasn.
Obsolete. rare.
Perhaps: = amethyst n. 1a.
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amias1545
1545 Will of William Trafford in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 63 My ryng of golde withe a ston of amias withe lettres in it of R and E.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).
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n.1545- to spring into being
- to spring one'a rattle
- to spring one's luff
- to spring one's rattle
- to spring or be sprung of a stone
- to spring or be sprung of stone
- to spring or be sprung of the stone
- to spring out of
- to spring out of a person
- to spring something out of
- to spring something out of a person
- to spring to a conclusion
- to spring to a person's defence
- to spring to defence
- to spring to life
- to spring to mind
- to spring to one's mind
- to spy out the land
- to square back
- to square one's account
- to square one's accounts
- to square the circle
- to squeak beef
- to squeak through
- to squeal like a stuck pig