† hardfastnessn.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., fastness n.

Etymology: Apparently < hard adj. + fastness n. Compare earlier hardfast adv. and later hardfast adj.

Obsolete.

Density.Apparently an isolated use.

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1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 147 We are sure that body cannot stop the glancings of a ghost..: Yet, to go no further than our own souls, we see them bound..to the narrow closet of a mans body; which that the body do not lock up there for the sake of its hardfastness or closeness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	hardfastness
释义	† hardfastnessn. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., fastness n. Etymology: Apparently < hard adj. + fastness n. Compare earlier hardfast adv. and later hardfast adj. Obsolete. Density.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 147 We are sure that body cannot stop the glancings of a ghost..: Yet, to go no further than our own souls, we see them bound..to the narrow closet of a mans body; which that the body do not lock up there for the sake of its hardfastness or closeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1674
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