† efflorescencyn.
Obsolete. rare.
Efflorescent condition; an abundant display. figurative. Also = efflorescence n. 4.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > flourishing condition
statea1387
verdour1447
virtuec1450
thrivingc1460
provinga1529
prospering?1567
verdurec1595
flourish1597
efflorescency1649
efflorescence1672
flourishing1717
flourishment1724
booming1881
the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > efflorescence
germination1651
efflorescence1667
efflorescency1701
excrescence1719
1649 Bp. J. Hall Humble Motion to Parl. 14 Such persons, as shall discover the greatest luxury and efflorescency of Vertue.
a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 80 These Saline efflorescencys I found at some leagues distance from the dead Sea.
1701 T. Beverley Praise of Glory 4 Highest Efflorescency of glory.
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n.1649- to gird forward
- to gird in
- to gird in two
- to gird off
- to gird on
- to gird one's loins
- to gird one's reins
- to gird out
- to gird the loins
- to gird to death
- to gird to ground
- to gird together
- to gird up
- to gird up the loins
- to girdle about, in, round
- to girn at
- to girt against
- to girth on, up
- to give a (occasionally thing) the fingers
- to give a a person a miss
- to give a baby the breast
- to give a backie
- to give a bad name
- to give a ball
- to give a ball air