† monosyllabledadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= monosyllabic adj. 2b.
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monosyllabled1838
1838 I. Taylor Home Educ. 131 A monosyllabled stanza.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1838- to have one's face made of a fiddle
- to have one's fair share
- to have one's feet loose
- to have one's feet on the ground
- to have one's fere
- to have one's finger on the pulse
- to have one's fingers burnt
- to have one's fingers crossed
- to have one's fingers in the till
- to have one's fingers on the pulse
- to have one's fling
- to have one's foot on native heath
- to have one's foot on one's native heath
- to have one's forth
- to have one's garret unfurnished
- to have one's guts about one's ears
- to have one's hand in
- to have one's hand in the till
- to have one's hand on another halfpenny
- to have one's hand on one's halfpenny
- to have one's hands free
- to have one's hands full
- to have one's hat chalked
- to have one's head in the clouds
- to have one's head screwed on right