† a partadv.2
Obsolete or dialect.
In part, partly.
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halfling?c1200
a-party1340
uncompletelyc1380
imperfectlyc1400
parcel1415
party1440
unfullyc1449
parcel-likea1475
partiallya1475
halflyc1480
a part1481
parta1500
parcelly gilt1509
diminutely1521
partly1523
partlings1564
portionally1617
incompletely1651
informedly1670
fragmentally1814
fragmentarily1856
part-way1954
1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 24 That causeth me a parte to be heuy in my herte.
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Kviv Which matere is..not a parte only, but throughlie faultie.
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adv.21481- silver-golden
- silver-grey
- silver-haired
- silver-head
- silver-headed
- silver-hider
- silver-hilted
- silver-laced
- silver-leaf
- silver-leaved
- silver-leaved maple
- silver-like
- silver-line
- silver-lip
- silver-lover
- silver-marmoset
- silver-marriage
- silver-mealy
- silver-miner
- silver-mining
- silver-mounted
- silver-pencilled
- silver-pill
- silver-plating
- silver-point