单词 | for defect of |
释义 | > as lemmasfor defect of P1. in defect of (also †for defect of): in the absence of (something needed or desired); for lack of. Now rare. [Compare earlier in default of at default n. Phrases 3a.] ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > non-possession [phrase] > through lack of for (the) fault ofc1290 for default ofc1300 for (occasionally by, from, through) lack ofc1386 for want ofa1425 in want of1556 in defect of1563 in failance ofa1627 in neglect of1807 1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iii. i. f. 4v As for gonnepouder it selfe, in defect of other medicines, I haue put of it in these woundes, to drye & excicate, to the great comfort of the Pacient. 1566 J. Martiall Replie to Calfhills Blasphemous Answer f. 144v When there cometh a straunge case for which there is no lawe written, it must be decided by custom and manner, and for defect of custom, the iudge must procede by likelyhodes. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 5 Our bodies are..prone to pine away for defect of daily food. 1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 3 In defect of a Furnace..we may use a Kettle. 1708 tr. J. P. de Tournefort Materia Medica i. §5. iii. 202 In defect of Mastick, you may use Cherry-Tree or Plum-Tree Gum in Apophlegmatisms. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 76 Besides the scutages they were liable to in defect of personal attendance. 1807 J. L. De Lolme Constit. Eng. (Advertisement) p. ii In defect of encouragement from great men (and even from booksellers), I had recourse to a subscription. 1930 G. G. Coulton Ten Medieval Stud. 264 Those twelve other cases of banishment which, in defect of visitatorial records, we happen to know of only through the chapter records. 2010 S. Fink de Backer Widowhood in Early Mod. Spain vii. 229 They ordered Rojas to turn over the offending horse to Leonor, or in defect of actual possession of the animal, pay her its value. < as lemmas |
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