† sourheadn.
Obsolete. rare.
Sourness.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun]
sharpnessc1000
sournessc1050
sourheada1400
eagerness?a1425
verdure1508
tartness1530
acetosity1599
acidity1615
sourfulness1617
tetricity1623
tetritude1656
tartarousness1657
acidness1660
sourishness1670
fieriness1675
acescency1756
a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. ii. 827 in Anglia XVIII. 327 Sowr [h] ed of ale it wyl abate.
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