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suchadj.pron. Etymology: Old English swelc , swilc , swylc , corresponding to Old Frisian sellich , -ik , selk , sek , sullik , sulch , sulk (modern Frisian suk , sok ), Old Saxon sulîk , (solîk ), Middle Low German sol(l)ik , sollek , solk (Low German sü(l)k , sö(l)k ), Middle Dutch sulc , selc , solc , swilc , swelc , also sulic , -ec (Dutch zulk , West Flemish also zuk ), Old High German sulîh , -ich , -ech , solîh , -ech , solch- , sol- (Middle High German solich , solch , solh , also sölch , sölh , sülich , sülc , sölk , selch , silch , modern German solch ), Old Norse slíkr (Middle Swedish sliker , Swedish slik , Danish slig ) whence slike adj., Gothic swaleiks < Germanic *swalîko- , *swilîko- , lit. so formed, < swa so adv. and conj. + *lîko- body, form (compare like adj.). The Old English swelc and swilc represent primitive *swalîko- and *swilîko- respectively, the latter being an analogical formation on *hwilîko- which adj. and pron.; compare Old English hwilc beside hwelc ( < *hwalîko- ), and Gothic hwileiks . Evidence for the rounding of swilc to swylc appears late in the 9th cent., and a sporadic spelling swulc is found from c1000. Swylc and swulc became in Middle English swülch , swulch , which, by the absorption of w and loss of l , gave such (in Middle English written also soch ), the modern standard form. The dropping of w was carried through into the other types swe(l)ch and swi(l)ch , whence the widespread dialect forms sech and sich . Thus, and by similar cross-influences, a large variety of forms arose, which can be grouped according to (1) the quality of the vowel, (2) the retention or loss of w , (3) the retention or loss of l , as well as (4) the palatalization or non-palatalization of c . The unpalatalized forms swilk adj., pron., and adv. and sic adj. (swelk, swik, silk, etc.) are treated separately in their alphabetical places.The vocalism of the continental forms is in many points obscure. Some of them indicate the possibility of there having been new formations distinct from the original types, and there has no doubt been interaction of the forms of which adj. and pron., the development of which, presumably on account of the difference of the initial sound, has not been entirely parallel. Signification. Such is a demonstrative word used to indicate the quality or quantity of a thing by reference to that of another or with respect to the effect that it produces or is capable of producing. Thus, syntactically, such may have backward or forward reference; in the uses of branch I it has the former, in those of branch II mainly the latter. The use of such and such a in the attributive position is illustrated in detail only in sense 1, but the same rules apply to the adjective generally; for special uses see branch IV. I. Of the type previously mentioned, and related uses. 1. Of the character, degree, or extent described, referred to, or implied in what has been said. a. With singular noun. 971 189 Hwa lyfde þe þæt þu swylce scylde gefremedest? a1122 (Laud) ann. 1087 Hwam ne mæg earmian swylcere tide? a1250 (Jesus Oxf.) 1496 Hw may þer eny luue beo, Hwar such mon gropeþ hire þeo? c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 2703 To swulche forward we beoð hidere isende. c1385 G. Chaucer Prol. 474 To be war from falsenesse & from vice By swich ensaumple. a1400 (a1325) (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4379 Whoso bigynne wol siche þing him owe to þinke on þe endyng. 1589 G. Puttenham ii. viii. 67 If one should rime to this word [Restore] he may not match him with [Doore]..such rime is strained. 1646 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode li, in 68 She thinkes not fit such he her face should see. 1749 S. Johnson 23 Such Age there is, and who could wish its End? 1807 W. Wordsworth II. 143 Such Picture would I at that time have made. 1842 T. B. Macaulay l Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack. a1849 T. L. Beddoes Dream-pedlary ii, in (1851) I. 185 Such pearl from Life's fresh crown Fain would I shake me down. 971 85 Ne us næfre swylce ege ne wearþ..geendebyrded. c1100 (MS. F) ann. 995 Hi wurðan ða swyðe bliþe þurh swilce wissunge. c1275 Sinners Beware 171 in 77 From sucche lecherye Heo schule to helle cume. ?a1366 697 Than wist I..That ydelnesse me serued well That me putte in sich Iolite. c1450 (c1400) (1908) 626 Be stylle, syr,..Lette syche mornynge bene. 1535 2 Sam. xiii. 12 Do not thou soch foly. 1590 E. Spenser iii. i. sig. Cc4 Such loue is hate, and such desire is shame. 1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in 386 Such Joy my Soul, such Pleasures fill'd my Sight. 1777 E. Burke (1844) II. 158 Such partiality to his endeavours. 1816 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in (ed. 7) 220 I little thought, that I should so soon be in such need of them. 1844 E. B. Browning xxxix She never sings such music. the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to this or that extent c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1978) l. 9422 For ȝet næt hit neoðer..þat of Vðere Pendragune scal arisen swilc a sune. c1290 Beket 1255 in 142 He þonkede god þat swuch a prelat under him moste beo. 13.. 813 Þere was neuer womman bare swyche a chylde. 1390 J. Gower I. 42 Ther may noman finde The rihte salve of such a Sor. c1400 (1839) Prol. 3 Righte wel oughte us for..to drede and serven suche a Lord. c1500 (1895) 360 Sayeng þat neuer tofore they herd of suche a thing. 1606 G. Chapman ii. sig. C Now such a huddle and kettle neuer was. 1664 S. Butler ii. ii. 128 Else when we put it to the push, They had not giv'n us such a brush. 1711 J. Addison No. 23. ¶2 He does not believe any the most Comick Genius can censure him for talking upon such a Subject at such a Time. 1821 W. Scott II. x. 264 Thou didst ill to speak to such a man of such matters. 1849 T. B. Macaulay II. 436 The Prince declared that to avert the horrors of such a persecution was one of his chief objects. a1240 Sawles Warde in I. 251 To a swuch bale. 1297 (Rolls) 379 Lute wonder it was Þat strange men in is owe lond dude a such trespas. 1307 ix Wel longe we mowe clepe & crie, Er we a such kyng han y-founde! a950 x. 55 Se [hlisa] is eac to lytel swelcra lariowa. c1175 157 Swiche teres scedde M. Magdalene þa heo wosch ure drihtenes fet. 1297 (Rolls) 154 Þat water of baþe is þat on þat euere is iliche hot... Swiche baþes þer beþ fale. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland (Vernon) (1867) A. Prol. 32 Summe chosen Chaffare to cheeuen þe bettre, As hit semeþ to vre siht þat suche men scholden. 1393 W. Langland C. i. 64 Bote holy churche & charite choppe a-doun swich shryuers. a1425 [see β. forms]. 1526 Rom. ii. 2 That the iudgement of God is accordynge to trueth, agaynst them which commit soche thynges. 1579 S. Gosson f. 12 The abuse of such places was so great that [etc.]. 1667 J. Milton vi. 401 Such high advantages thir innocence Gave them above thir foes. View more context for this quotation 1725 I. Watts 332 Such indirect and remote arguments may also be sometimes used to confirm a proposition which has been before proved by arguments more direct and immediate. 1808 W. Scott i. xxvi. 48 I love such holy ramblers. 1881 St. G. Mivart 128 Some muscles attached to a long bone which is relatively fixed at one end, tend to make it describe..a movement of circumduction. Such muscles are termed Rotators. 1892 M. Oliphant (1894) vi. 304 [He] was..indignant with the highflyers for expressing such opinions. 1297 (Rolls) 8675 Such it is to be ssrewe. 1297 (Rolls) 11736 Suich was þe morþre of einesham, uor bataile non it nas. c1320 1161 Such beo þe duntes of batayle Þat he þolede for vs. a1330 75 Þai toke him þe letter & kist his hand, Swiche was þe lawe of þe land. c1381 G. Chaucer 570 Lo sich it is to haue a tunge loos. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 487 And swich he was proued ofte sythes. a1500 (?c1450) xxxii. 632 Soche was the a-vision that I saugh in my slepe. 1567 W. Painter II. xxix. f. 321 Such was ye desires of these two Louers. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil 143 He first, and close behind him follow'd she, For such was Proserpine's severe Decree. View more context for this quotation 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer II. viii. 595 For such is Fate, nor can'st thou turn its Course. 1774 O. Goldsmith IV. 197 Such these animals appeared when brought into Europe. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iii, in 2nd Ser. III. 75 The Lady..did not..ring a bell, because such was not the fashion of the time, but she whistled on a silver-call. 1837 J. G. Lockhart I. vi. 178 Such was the germ of the magnificent library and museum of Abbotsford. 1855 T. B. Macaulay III. xi. 71 His Majesty,—such was now the language of too many Anglican divines,—would have been [etc.]. 1864 C. Dickens (1865) I. i. ii. 6 With a mournful air—as who should say, ‘Here is another wretched creature come to dinner; such is life!’ 1890 A. Conan Doyle v At the end of a year he would be free to return to the cloisters, for such had been his father's bequest. 1896 July 201 If such be the law, we are pretty sure it is not the law Parliament intended to make. c1200 45 Mid þese þre lokes..and mid swiche weldede. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 3272 Æuere he þohte embe uuel and swulche weoren his dede. 1390 J. Gower III. 312 Anon was mad a cofre sich. c1400 (1839) xix. 205 A Pipe or a Penne or suche a thing. c1450 83 Take faire peces of paynmain, or elles of such tendur brede. 1600 W. Shakespeare iv. i. 96 Let their beds be made as soft as yours, and let their pallats be seasond with such viands. View more context for this quotation 1609 W. Shakespeare liv. sig. D4 The Canker bloomes haue full as deepe a die, As the perfumed tincture of the Roses, Hang on such thornes, and play as wantonly. View more context for this quotation 1616 W. Browne II. i. 12 Of Rotchets, Whitings, or such common fish. 1697 W. Dampier v. 97 Penguins..are a Sea Fowl, about as big as a Duck, and such Feet. 1771 II. 698/1 The protractor is a small semicircle of brass, or such solid matter. 1796 E. Inchbald (1820) xi. 27 You are my father—you have just such eyes, and such a forehead. 1829 W. Scott I. vii. 186 Fustian, hides, peltry, and such ordinary articles. c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory xvi. 101 Hu he wolde ðæt mon him miltsode gif he suelc wære. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 154 Sulliche Maȝen heo seggen þe findeð swich þe taile. 1340 (1866) 51 ‘Ich habbe a to kuead heaued.’ And he zayþ zoþ, uor he heþ hit zuych ymad. c1400 N. Love tr. Bonaventura (1908) 58 They wolde not be seyn suche in other mennes siȝt. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 315 Discreet he was and of greet reuerence He semed swich. 1590 E. Spenser iii. vii. sig. Ii4v [He] rather ioyd to bee, then seemen sich. 1667 J. Milton iii. 100 Such I created all th' Ethereal Powers And Spirits. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton v. 521 That thou art happie, owe to God; That thou continu'st such, owe to thy self. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil sig. a1 A Heroick Poem, truly such. 1825 W. Scott Talisman xv, in IV. 325 The pointless lances of the preceding day were certainly no longer such. 1866 C. Kingsley I. ix. 214 Robert, who thought himself as good as his brother (though he was not such, save in valour). a1400 (a1325) (Trin. Cambr.) l. 10869 Þou shal conceyue a childe & bere..And his name shal þou iesu calle... Suche wordes were seide to marie. 1452 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1907) IV. 201 in (Cd. 3218) LXIV. 1 Unto the tyme they have founde suerte of ther gode beringe; and yf they fynde not suche suerte, [etc.]. 1491 in J. T. Fowler (1875) 252 If eny..recouere happyn agenste eny of ye said partiez..yt partie..ayenst whome sich recouere is had [etc.]. 1551 J. Williams (1836) 1 All and singuler souche Redye money. 1667 J. Milton v. 26 Such whispering wak'd her. View more context for this quotation 1680 in N. Bouton (1867) I. 388 If any Christian..shall speak contempteously of the Holy Scriptures..such person or persons shall be punished. 1771 II. 698/2 Any number of inches,..with any part of an inch, can be taken.., providing such part be greater than the one hundredth part of an inch. 1818 W. Cruise (ed. 2) VI. 332 For default of such issue, viz. that issue which is before mentioned. 1828 (ed. 20) 120 As ships never run such dist[ance] in 24 hours. 1835 T. Carlyle Let. 4 June in (1981) VIII. 136 My true wish is that such creed may long hold compactly together in you. 1878 c. 53 §2 A gratuity awarded..to any clerk shall be estimated according to the period during which such clerk has served. II. Where the meaning is determined by reference to a correlative or subordinate clause. 6. a901 i. xi Mid swelce hrægle he ineode, mid swelce gange he ut. 971 59 Eal swylce seo lange mettrumnes biþ þæs seocan mannes, þonne [etc.]..swylc is þæt lif þysses middangeardes. OE 1328 Swylc scolde eorl wesan, æþeling ærgod, swylc Æschere wæs! 1340 (1866) 235 To zuiche lhorde zuich maine. 1390 J. Gower I. 360 Such Capitein such retenue. c1400 (1859) iv. xxix. 61 Suche as is the kynge,..suche is the peple. 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) ii. ii. 33 Suche moder, suche doughter, comunely. a1540 R. Barnes (1573) 189/1 No doubt the prouerbe is true, such lippes such lectuse, such saintes such miracles. 1548 H. Latimer sig. C Such as the noble men be, suche wyll the people be. 1549 (STC 16267) Euensong f. vi Such as the father is, suche is the sonne. 1560 2 Cor. x. 11 Suche as we are in worde by letters when we are absent; suche wil we be also in dede, when we are present. 1586 A. Day i. sig. P7v Consider that such as is the tree such is the fruit. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus ii. xviii. 226 It is a saying, that Such as the captaine is, such is the souldier. 1725 G. Berkeley Proposal in (1871) III. 223 Such as their trade is, such is their wealth. 1821 W. Scott III. iii. 67 He is dame Norna's servant it's like,—such man, such mistress! 1899 W. Besant ii. xxvi. 431 Such as they are, such they have been made. OE 72 Ond þær on innan eall gedælan geongum ond ealdum, swylc him God sealde. a1000 66 Gehlodon him to huðe hordwearda gestreon, fea & freos, swilc þær funden wæs. a1200 80 Nis na lauerd swich se is crist ne king swuch ure drihten. a1200 120 Al his lif scal bon suilch boð his endinge. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 2072 He somenede færd swulc [c1300 Otho soch] nes næuere eær on erde. c1275 Laȝamon 3892 Her com a selcouþ tockne soch neuere ne com. 1834 No. 24. 5 What the Apostles are in St. Paul's Epistles, such the Bishops are in those of Ignatius. 1850 J. H. Newman (1891) I. i. xii. 379 What Arius, Nestorius, or Eutyches were then, such are Luther and Calvin now. 1535 Judges viii. 21 As the man is, soch [1611 so] is also his strength. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer xxiii. 517 As corn-ears do shine with dew..When fields set all their bristles up, in such a ruff wert thou, O Menelaus. 1659 J. Dryden Heroique Stanza's xiii, in E. Waller et al. 4 He..made to battails such Heroick haste As if on wings of victory he flew. 1790 R. Burns (1968) II. 552 As flames among a hundred woods, As headlong foam a hundred floods, Such is the rage of battle. 7. c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius xxxiv. §10 Be swelcum gesceaftum swelce nane sawle nabbað. 971 95 Ealle hie sceolan þonne arisan..on swylcum heowe swa hie ær hie sylfe gefrætwodan. c1100 (MS. D) ann. 1058 Mid swilcan weorðscipe swa nan oðer ne dyde ætforan him. a1122 (Laud) ann. 1009 Þa com him swilc wind ongean swilce nan mann ær ne gemunde. c1175 83 Þe sunne schineð þer þurh, and ho nimeð al swuch hou alse ho þer on uint. a1225 1852 Wið swuch dream..as drihtin deah to cumene. c1230 5 Of..swuch wurðschipe, as hit is to beo godes spuse. c1290 Beket 1204 in 141 Of swuch a frere ase ich am. 1340–70 855 Swiche werkus to swinke as oþur swainus vsen. 1377 W. Langland B. xiii. 433 What dauid seith of suche men as þe sauter telleth. 1480 473 Before such persones and at such places as this case shall require. 1546 S. Gardiner 228 Christ..is..mocked..wt such toyes and termes, as the Jewes deuised not more spitefull. a1586 Sir P. Sidney (1590) ii. vi. sig. R6v When..Musidorus tooke on such shepherdish apparell..as I now weare. 1638 J. Ford i. 13 Thy growth to such perfection, as no flattery Of art can perish now. 1774 O. Goldsmith VI. 82 If it be true that such meat as is the most dangerously earned is the sweetest. 1815 W. Scott 19 Jan. (1933) IV. 12 To finish an odd little tale within such time as will mistify the public I trust. 1857 T. Hughes ii. ii. 259 We'll each of us give you such a thrashing as you'll remember. 1877 J. Ruskin v. 65 Such a cloak for their commercial appetite as modern church-going is for modern swindling. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher ii. ii. 101 They haue sent me such a Man, I would haue wish'd for. View more context for this quotation 1579 G. Fenton in tr. F. Guicciardini Ep. Ded. The man..was such one, as whose vertues were farre from all suspicion of parcialitie. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus i. xvi. 73 Our army being..shut vp within such a fastnesse, as out of which it could not escape. 1678 R. Cudworth i. i. 17 Such a System of it, as from whence it would follow, that there could not be any God. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Seneca in i. iv. 198 By such a Nature, as which..is..Nescient of what it doth. 9. In uses marked by special word-order. 1154 (Laud) ann. 1135 Þa..uuard þe sunne suilc als it uuare thre-niht ald mone. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 3513 His hæd wes swulc swa beoð gold. 1377 W. Langland B. x. 253 Suche as þow semest in syȝte be in assay y-founde. 1421 83 Be suche wiþ-ynne, as ȝe outward seme. c1450 J. Capgrave (1910) 38 Loke if ȝe be swech as þei be. Wold God ȝe were swech as I fynde hem. 1597 R. Hooker v. liv. 114 His [right] being such as wee cannot reach. 1630 Bp. J. Hall §ix O God, wee are such as thou wilt bee pleased to make us. 1794 A. Radcliffe IV. xvii. 382 Her conduct was such as might have been expected, from the weakness of her principles. 1817 J. Mill II. v. vii. 598 Be the other virtues belonging to it such as they may. 1859 J. Ruskin iii. §96 Your stuffs need not be such as would catch the eye of a duchess. the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be of no importance [phrase] > having the character he or it has a1240 Ureisun in I. 201 Þet wule bi-cluppen þe þer swuch ase þu ert þer louerd of leoue. a1240 Wohunge in I. 285 A wrecche bodi..bere ich ouer eorðe, and tat swuch as hit is haue ȝiuen..to þi seruise. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 201 If ther be eny Swich as it is, yet shal ye haue youre part. a1538 T. Starkey (1989) 89 They have theyr servyce such as hyt ys al in theyr vulgare tong openly rehersyd. 1546 J. Heywood ii. i. sig. Fiiv Many men wishte..Some well fauourd visor, on hir yll fauourd face. But with visorlike visage, suche as it was, She smyrkd, and she smylde. 1700 J. Dryden Pref. sig. *Aij Thoughts, such as they are, come crowding in so fast upon me, that [etc.]. 1719 D. Defoe 61 To get up upon their Feet, and perhaps put on a Coat, such as it was, and their Pumps. 1855 T. B. Macaulay IV. xx. 463 Such as his mind was, it had been assiduously cultivated. 1878 T. Hardy III. vi. i. 260 But, such as the rooms were, there were plenty of them. c1000 Ælfric xxix. 263 Þa com þær heofonlic leoht..swilc swa hi ær ne gesawon. 1340 (1866) 56 Þer huer he makeþ his miracles zuiche ase behoueþ to þe dyeule. a1464 J. Capgrave (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 67 With wordis..swech as Seint Augustin wold neuir write. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. (1882–7) cxi. 385 A fyne shyrte and dobelet..such as he wold chose. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. i. 80 A small spare Mast, Such as sea-faring men prouide for stormes. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton i. 620 Tears such as Angels weep. View more context for this quotation 1757 W. Wilkie iv. 95 Its music such, as when a stormy gale Roars thro' a hollow cliff. 1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in 5 A mournful voice, Such as once heard,..destroys All pain but pity. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in 253 Beauty such as never woman wore. 1695 J. Dryden in tr. C. A. Du Fresnoy Pref. p. xvi If..their Characters were wholly perfect, (such as for Example, the Character of a Saint or Martyr in a Play). 1774 O. Goldsmith III. 198 All of the cat kind, such as the lion, the tiger, the leopard, and the ounce. 1779 No. 31 Writers, such as Theophrastus and La Bruyere. 1842 J. C. Loudon 282 The grafting of plants of one family on those of another totally opposite, such as the jessamine on the orange. 1875 W. S. Jevons xiii. 159 Many large gold coins, such as the..doubloon. 10. the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adjective] > of that kind or degree c1420 (Camden) xlix Seche a storme as thou was inne, That thou myȝte any socur wynne, A fulle fayre happe hit wase! 1779 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse (1844) IV. 271 Such a dinner as we had to-day! 1915 at Such Mod. Oh dear! Such a fuss as never was! c1000 Ælfric II. 162 Se wolde habban swilcne hlisan swa Benedictus. c1412 T. Hoccleve 1144 Erthen vessel, to swich a man as me Ful sittyng is. 1598 W. Shakespeare iv. iii. 129 As his, your case is such . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 193 Others; such as he. View more context for this quotation a1631 J. Donne (1953) I. 253 The Revelations of Brigid, and of Katherine, and such She-fathers as those. 1704 J. Addison in tr. Ovid Metamorph. in 73 This way of joining two such different Ideas as Chariot and Council to the same Verb. 1712 J. Addison No. 317. ¶3 Such a Road of Action, as that I have been speaking of. 1716 T. Hearne (1901) V. 292, 4 Pillars,..of such Marble as the Pillars of Sarum Cathedral. 1740 S. Richardson I. xxiv. 67 He..look'd at me, and look'd as silly as such a poor Girl as I, I thought afterwards. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert vii, in 4th Ser. II. 160 Instead of such language as this. 1841 M. Elphinstone I. v. iv. 595 He replied..that barbarity such as his was unexampled among princes. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ ii. 36 Deering could not endure the companionship of such a man as Vincent. 1726 Bp. J. Butler x. 199 It is manifest, that there is such a thing as this Self-partiality and Self-deceit. 1767 P. Gibbes II. 114 There is such a Thing as a Letter miscarrying. 1818 T. L. Peacock xiii. 190 There is a girl concealed in this tower, and find her I will. There are such things as sliding pannels and secret closets. 1889 23 Mar. 335/1 It may be said that there are such things as horsewhips, and it is thought that men have backs. OE 102 Sculon wit þonne eft ætsomne siððan brucan swylcra yrmða, swa ðu unc her ær scrife! c1386 G. Chaucer 166 Swich thyng as that I knowe, I wol declare. 1390 J. Gower I. 70 Glad was hire innocence tho Of suche wordes as sche herde. a1400 (a1325) (Fairf. 14) l. 259 Suche worde and werkis as we in lyue redy acountes mone we gyue. 1470 in (1847) I. 6 A remembrance of suche actez and dedez as oure souveraigne lorde hadde done. 1534 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman (1902) I. 387 Certayne besynes..to be done..with soche spede and diligence as they convenyently may. 1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus (new ed.) sig. Gv Such ale as he hath brewed, let hi drinke him self. 1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye III. 420 All these things proceede from the diuersitie of the nature..of such humours as haue engendred them. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet (1734) II. 385 The Electress..was forced to submit to such Terms, as were imposed on her. 1835 J. Duncan (Naturalist's Libr.: Entomol. II) 182 This genus..comprehends such insects as have the antennæ slightly compressed. 1867 J. Ruskin ii. §5 There is a root of the very deepest..truth in the saying, which gives to it such power as it still retains. c831 Charter in 446 Suelc mon se ðet lond hebbe. c1000 Ælfric II. 162 Þæt he ðone cwelmbæren hlaf..on swilcere stowe awurpe, ðær hine nan man findan ne mihte. c1000 Ælfric Pref. 62 Buton he hæbbe..swylce þening men þe þeawfæstnysse him gebeodon. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1978) l. 9448 Ich con swulcne leche-craft þe leof þe scal iwurðen. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 2117 Swulc [c1300 Otho woch] for-wonde man þe mid sorwe at-wand. 1340 (1866) 139 Alle zuiche þinges þet þe kueade poure deþ and þoleþ. c1386 G. Chaucer 741 Swich a reyn doun fro the welkne shadde That slow the fyr. 1390 J. Gower I. 57 Such thing wherof a man may lere That to vertu is acordant. c1400 tr. 106 Þat þou chese of wyse men..sweche þat hauyn perfeccion of enournede eloquence. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 3 Whan that Aueryll wt his shoures soote..hath..bathed euery veyne in swich lycour Of which vertu engendred is the flour. 1419 70 He þat..wole..suche games bygynne Where þat he wot he may not wynne. 1490 W. Caxton tr. (1885) ix. 233 Lordes, lete vs doo suche a thyng, wherof we shall gete worshyp. 1515 in I. S. Leadam (1911) II. 95 To occupie eny misterye or craft without thagrement of suche Craft that he desireth to be of. 1552–3 c. 12 §11 At suche place, where he and his Familie..shall kepe his house. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 129 Such suffering Soules That welcome wrongs. View more context for this quotation 1662 E. Stillingfleet ii. i. §2 Such a person..who gave..evidence..that he acted no private design. 1709 J. Swift 37 Such Men are often put into the Commission of the Peace, whose Interest it is, that Virtue should be utterly banished. 1709 J. Strype lii, 524 These..seemed to him..such which he never thought..would be seriously opposed. 1774 O. Goldsmith I. vii. 227 Such of his friends that had not forsaken him. 1818 W. Cruise (ed. 2) V. 211 The husband and wife had not such an estate in the land whereof a fine could be levied. 1829 W. Scott II. ii. 33 Such prisoners from whom he was desirous of extorting..information. 1873 J. H. Newman (ed. 3) 431 In spite of such [1859 whatever] deductions from it that have to be made in detail. 1888 ‘S. Grand’ (1893) 229 Only such intellectual pursuits which are pleasant. 13. the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to such an extent > to such an extent that (a) c1100 (MS. F) ann. 995 Þes geares..wearð swylc mancwealm þæt na belaf binnan Cristes cyrcan butan fif munecan. a1200 395 Crist ȝyue us leden her swilc lif and habben her swilc ende þat we moten þuder come. 1297 (Rolls) 252 To such prowesse he drou Þat al þe kun þat him iseiȝ adde of him ioye inou. c1330 (?c1300) (Auch.) l. 266 Swiche iuel is comen him on Þat he weneþ his liif forgon. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 4 He was..in his tyme swich a conquerour That gretter was ther noon vnder the sonne. a1500 (?c1450) xxxiii. 694 I am soche a fole that I love a-nother better than my-self. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. (1882–7) xciv. 304 He sounded the trompettes with suche brute that merauyle it was to here. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus iii. 109 There was such hauock made..that a sillie remnant of them was left alive. 1712 J. Addison No. 499. ¶3 This filled my Mind with such a huddle of Ideas, that..I fell into the following Dream. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet (1724) I. 189 He was a very prudent man; and had such a management with it, that I never knew any Clergy-man so universally esteemed. 1800 W. Wordsworth Pet-lamb in (ed. 2) II. 139 ‘Drink, pretty Creature, drink,’ she said in such a tone That I almost received her heart into my own. 1891 90 411/2 Allowing a foundry and other property to fall into such a state of disrepair that it was impossible to let them. c1200 95 Two þeroffe ben swiche þat no man ne mai underfo [etc.]. 1340 (1866) 8 Zuych may by þe onboȝsamnesse þet hit is dyadlich zenne. 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) iv. v. 175 The moeuynge of hem is suche That the whyte may goo in to the space of the alphyn. 1611 T. Coryate sig. O7v The variety of the curious obiects which it exhibiteth..is such, that a man shall much wrong it to speake a little of it. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. v. 26 Beauties Princely Maiesty is such, 'Confounds the tongue, and makes the senses rough. View more context for this quotation a1700 in (1911) 9 343 Infirmitys, wch were such yt she was not able to take rest in a bed. 1829 W. Scott III. vii. 204 Such and so gentle is René's temper, that even my unfilial conduct will not diminish my influence over him. 1895 100 3/1 The system by which solicitors are paid is such that only by circumlocution and red tape can they make a living. 1911 c. 50 §15 A certificate..to the effect that his eyesight is such as to enable him to make accurate tests for inflammable gas. 1771 II. 695/2 At the point..K, such that the points K, H, and B may be in the same right line, let there be fixed a fourth staff. 1840 D. Lardner 288 Let a distance CB be taken on the conjugate axis, such that the square of CB shall bear to the square of CA, the same ratio [etc.]. 1876 G. O. Trevelyan II. ix. 137 Statesmen, who had assumed an attitude such that they could not..avoid being..insincere. 1895 S. P. Thompson & E. Thomas 60 The number of them is chosen such that in a cross section of the field [etc.]. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland (Vernon) (1867) A. vii. 121 We mowe nouþur swynke ne swete, such seknes vs eileþ. 1567 W. Allen To Rdr. f. 7 They remember well (such is theyr exercise in ye woord) how [etc.]. ?1579 Woorthie Enterprise I. Foxe in R. Hakluyt (1589) i. 154 There was no man that would take charge of a gally, the weather was so rough, and there was such an amasednes amongst them. 1609 W. Shakespeare lxxxi. sig. Fv You still shall liue (such vertue hath my Pen). View more context for this quotation 1673 G. Fox in (1914) July 98 The poore people ar redy to mutany in the market her is such a cry for corne to make them bread. 14. c893 tr. Orosius vi. i. 252 Mid þæm bryne hio wæs swa swiþe forhiened þæt hio næfre siþþan swelc næs. 1297 (Rolls) 796 Leuere he adde wende & bidde is mete..in a strange londe Þan þere as he him sulf king was & such þing adde an honde. c1540 (?a1400) 1725 My suster Exiona in seruage is holdyn, Þat is comen of soche kyn, coldes my hert. c1540 (?a1400) 11680 Seche trust haue the troiens truly þerin. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 43 If it were not for one trifling respect, I could come to such honour. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil 117 When, after such a length of rowling Years, We see the naked Alps. View more context for this quotation 1849 T. B. Macaulay II. x. 600 Never had there been such crowds in the churches. the world > relative properties > quantity > [adjective] > so many or much > as absolute intensive a1556 N. Udall (?1566) iii. iii. sig. D.iiij Ye shall not..marry..Ye are such a calfe, such an asse, such a blocke. ?a1625 Lawes of Candy i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher (1647) sig. Ggg4/1 How have I lost a Father? Such a father? Such a one Decius! 1780 No. 93 He does little things, and talks of little things, with an air of such importance! 1780 No. 93 A sad affair happened last night: my brother and sister had such a tiff! 1803 M. Charlton (ed. 2) IV. 87 ‘Lord bless me, no, Ma'am!’ replied she: ‘it's ever such a way off.’ 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ix, in 3rd Ser. I. 272 To express himself churlishly..towards an old man, whose daughter (and such a daughter) lay before them. 1849 R. Curzon 417 They were marvellously cool and delicious, and there were such quantities of them. 1891 ‘J. S. Winter’ xiv. 101 Oh! yes—such a happiness that it has all come right. 1900 E. Glyn (1906) 27 You would be amused at Vernon, where we stayed the night in such an inn! 15. a1529 J. Skelton (?1545) 652 Suche a madde bedleme For to rewle this reame, It is a wonders case. 1553 T. Wilson 107 b Mithridates..hadde suche an excellent memorie that [etc.]. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. vii. 84 I feele such sharpe dissention in my breast, Such fierce alarums both of Hope and Feare, As I am sicke with working of my thoughts. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Montagu 507 Not to play such vnwise a part as those Thoes did. 1711 J. Addison No. 68. ¶3 If I were to give my Opinion upon such an exhausted Subject. 1743 S. Johnson Deb. Senate Lilliput in Aug. 413 This mighty Army..collected from such distant Parts. 1823 W. Scott III. viii. 206 All comes of his gaining an archer's place at such early years. 1847 C. Dickens (1848) xliv. 442 His visage was in a state of such great dilapidation, as to be hardly presentable. 1863 M. Oliphant I. ix. 143 In such a dark night as this, with such wet gleams about the streets. 1902 17 Dec. 12/1 Yes, I always liked Shakespeare; you know, he has such a nice face! the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > very little 1896 G. Saintsbury I. p. xix Chalmers, a very industrious student, and not such a bad critic. III. (See also such a(n) one at sense 28.) 16. c1450 J. Metham Days Moon (Garrett) in (1916) 155 Yff a man or a woman be born on sqwyche a day off the mone, ye schal conceyue that he ys, or sche ys, dysposyd so as to haue wurchyp, or ellys troubyl. 1526 James iv. 13 Let vs go into soche a citie. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton (new ed.) f. xxviiiv That the feoffour shall pay suche a some at suche a day. 1564 C iiij b It is..the part of..charitie..to leaue such vse of suche signes in such a Churche, free. 1664 in (Friends' Hist. Soc.) (1912) 3rd Ser. 226 I inform'd my Lord..that..a greate number would meete att 2 of ye Clocke att such a house. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes I. Pref. p. xxvi The giant Golias..whom the shepherd David slew..as it is written in such a chapter of the book of Kings. 1868 E. A. Freeman (1877) II. App. 588 The form always is that the King grants the bishopric or abbacy to such a person. 1913 19 Feb. 495/2 This Diploma is to certify that A. B...attended a prescribed course of lectures..and (on such a date) satisfied..the examiners. 1551 2 Kings vi. 8 In suche a place and in suche a place [1560 Geneva In suche and suche a place] wyl I pitch. 1560 2 Sam. xii. 8 I..wolde moreouer..haue giuen thee suche and suche things. 1565 J. Hall Hist. Expost. in tr. Lanfranc sig. Aaaijv Suche men and suche enformed me that he can tell of thynges loste. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. iii. 29 How I would thinke on him at certaine houres, Such thoughts, and such. View more context for this quotation 1625 J. Hart ii. v. 82 Vpon the feeding on such and such food it was no vncouth thing for him to voyd such an vrine. 1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §31, in (1871) I. 171 Such and such ideas are attended with such and such other ideas. 1818 33 114 I shall..proceed upon the supposition that the contents are such and such. 1854 W. M. Thackeray (1855) II. vii. 68 Lord and Lady Blank, of Suchandsuch Castle. 1861 T. A. Trollope I. i. 2 Number so-and-so in such-and-such a street. 1885 A. Seth ii. 57 Every event has a character; is such-and-such an event. 1885 A. Seth ii. 57 It is at its such-and-suchness, at its character—in other words, at the universal in it—that we have to look. 1899 E. Callow i. 247 It became the custom to ask what coffee~house such-and-such a man frequented. ?1527 ii. ii. 13 As ofte as I say suche vryne, or suche went beforn suche, or suche. 1676 J. Glanvill v. 23 Though I deny such, or such a sense [of a text]. 1695 J. Dryden in tr. C. A. Du Fresnoy Pref. p. xxxvii The Posture of a Poetique Figure is as I conceive, the Description of his Heroes in the performance of such or such an Action. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre (1799) I. 292 There is a greater distance between the understanding of Newton, and that of such or such a man, than between the understanding of that man and the instinct of an animal. 1597 T. Beard ii. xxxiv. 365 Oh that we had..such minded captaines, that would sharply represse the wrongs..which are so common. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iv. 188 Such a coulour'd Perrywig. View more context for this quotation 1711 R. Steele No. 96. ⁋4 A Lady that saw such a Gentleman at such a Place in such a coloured Coat. IV. Absolute and pronominal uses. c1000 Ælfric I. 84 Eadige sind þa innoðas þe hi gebæron, and ða breost þe swylce gesihton. a1250 (Jesus Oxf.) 1324 Hwat constu..of storre?.. Al so doþ mony deor and man, Þeo of suyche no wiht ne can. c1330 673 Swiche schuld acomber also fele, So þat oþer had brouȝt to wele. 1535 Rom. ii. 2 For we are sure that the iudgement of God is..ouer them that do soch. 1655 T. Fuller viii. 13 Such set to order Kingston Bridge did their work by halves. 19. c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory xxxvii. 265 Oft eac ða swelcan monn sceal forsion mid eallum forsewennessum. 1382 Gen. xli. 19 Thes folweden other seuen oxen, in as myche defourme and leene, that neuer siche..Y sawȝ. 1390 J. Gower I. 13 In the worldes reverence Ther ben of suche manie glade. 1390 J. Gower II. 43 Sone, thou art non of swiche, For Love schal the wel excuse. c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis iii. xxxv. 104 He takiþ non hede wheþer he illude..by true or by false... Lete not þin herte þerfore be troubled ner drede suche. 1573 in T. E. Bridgett & T. F. Knox (1889) vii. 112 Her Maiestie had choise ynough of souch at that tyme, and yet hath. 1637 J. Milton 2 To such my errand is. 1867 W. F. Rock lxxxix. 25 Let un beckon, Hagegy Bess; wi' zich, I reckon, Ha now delight'h vor mang. a1400–50 1889 Þe somme of siluer & of siche & of sere stanes.] 1652 6 Cures Collicks, Belly-Ach, and such. 1850 J. G. Saxe 33 Little by little he grew to be rich, By saving of candle-ends and 'sich'. 1894 M. Dyan (1899) 203 A smaller table held ices, squashes, and such. 1904 Jan. 296/2 A little place hung about with Eastern draperies and altar-cloths and such. 20. 835 Charter in 448 Swælcum se hit geðian wile. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 280 Ichwat swich þet bereð ba togedere heui brunie & here. c1230 (?a1200) (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 45 Misseið bi swuch þet is cwic ine godd. 1377 W. Langland B. x. 26 Þe sauter seyth þe same bi suche þat don ille. c1386 G. Chaucer ⁋45 By..assent of swiche as weren wise. c1400 (1483) iv. xxxiv. 82 The gouernement of a reame shold be..executed by suche as were of grettest bounte. 1490 W. Caxton tr. (1885) ix. 208 Ye aske counseyll of suche that canne not counseyl theymselfe. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. ccvii. 245 We may fortune to mete with suche that shall pay for our scotte. 1563 T. Hill (1593) 143 This being also drunk, helpeth such which be stopped in the brest. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher i. i. 76 Such To whom as great a Charge, as little Honor He meant to lay vpon. View more context for this quotation 1633 P. Massinger ii. i. sig. D2v Such whose Fathers were Right worshipfull. 1748 G. White (MS.) To such from whom we look for advantages. 1777 W. Cameron in xiv. 1 Let such as would with Wisdom dwell, frequent the house of woe. 1800 S. Smith 65 Such of their fellow-creatures who have fixed their faith in an amiable and benevolent religion. 1829 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 76 in (H.L. A) XII. 65 Such of you to whom it may appertain to issue and pay..the said annuity. 1876 A. C. Swinburne 21 The mere love-offering of preserved souls and such whose minds are dedicated to nothing temporal. 1823 W. Scott II. vi. 126 Such as I are free in spirit when our limbs are chained. 1850 Ld. Tennyson xxxiv. 53 What then were God to such as I? View more context for this quotation 1869 F. Doyle iii. 96 To consider whether it be not to such as him, rather than to such as them, that we ought to look. 21. OE Cynewulf 571 Heo frignan ongan, cwædon þæt hio on aldre owiht swylces ne ær ne sið æfre hyrdon. OE 996 Wundorsiona fela secga gehwylcum þara þe on swylc starað. 1154 (Laud) ann. 1137 Suilc & mare þanne we cunnen sæin we þolenden. c1175 30 Heo dweloden swyðe þa ða heo swylces axoden. c1380 J. Wyclif III. 436 Ȝif a best bad a man do siche. 1845 P. J. Bailey (ed. 2) 77 Do Thou grant, Lord! That when wrongs are to be redressed, such may Be done with mildness. 1885 Leland 127 Ye are goin' for the summer to the islands by the sea,..setch is not for setch as me. c893 tr. Orosius i. x. 48 Hit is scondlic..ymb swelc to sprecanne hwelc hit þa wæs. a1250 Prov. Ælfred 83 in 106 Hwych so þe mon soweþ al swuch he schal mowe. 1390 J. Gower I. 178 Ofte swich as men beginne Towardes othre, swich thei finde, That set hem ofte fer behinde, Whan that thei wene be before. c1340 Medit. Passion in (1895) I. 92 Graunte me grace..euere to knouleche me for sich as I am, a sinful wrecche. c1440 184 He sett befor þaim suche as he had in his cell. 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) ii. iv. 51 After that he had eten suche as plesid hym he voyded the mete. 1484 W. Caxton tr. i. xi He that is wyse must not..take hede to his wordes but lete hym go for suche as he is. a1500 (a1460) (1994) I. xxvii. 364 Ye ar welcom..To sich as we haue. 1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet xxv. 41 The Indians..brought vs thither suche as the land..bringeth forth. c1430 (1869) iv. xxxi. 193 Alle knyhtes that hauen swerdes resceyuen not swiche colees. Gret joye it were..if thei hadden swiche. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. (Caxton) (1877) lf. 11v Ware the of the wordes of lyers, and suche punysshe. 1565 T. Harding 211 If he had offered bread and wine onely,..it had ben no newe oblation, for such had been made by Melchisedech. 1581 J. Marbeck 494 With him that is holie, virtuous, and good, a man (keeping companie with such) shall have a smacke of his holinesse. a1637 B. Jonson Timber 1098 in (1640) III Like Children, that imitate the vices of Stammerers so long, till at last they become such. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius 402 They were forc'd to..travel so arm'd to secure themselves against the Robbers thereabouts: but they looked more like such themselves. 1771 II. 698/1 It were easy to transfer to the diameter of a circle the chords of all arches to the extent of a semicircle; but such are rarely found marked upon rules. 1828 W. Scott ii Two or three low broad steps led to a platform in front of the altar, or what resembled such. 1848 W. M. Thackeray xiii. 51 He will not have his young friends to be Snobs in the future, or to be bullied by Snobs, or given over to such to be educated. 1889 Geikie in 19 Sept. 486 To call for more facts and experiments, if such are possible. 1912 Jan. 27 A forest became such by a stroke of the pen, not by any physical change. a1450 xv He saide..that suche and suche had saine her do hit. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara 502 Not contented to take the wheat, the bacon, ye butter, the oile, the cheese, to giue vnto such & such out of ye doore. 1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius 34 Giuyng warnyng to them of the house, that such & such be newly come. 1604 W. Shakespeare ii. i. 57 I saw him yesterday, or th'other day, Or then, or then, with such and such . View more context for this quotation 1893 F. W. L. Adams 147 We have done such, and such, and such. V. Uses with special classes of words and in idiomatic phrases. * In collocation with indefinite adjectives, numerals, etc. When used absolutely the phrases in 24 – 27 become a kind of compound pronouns.c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius xxxiv. §6 Geþyld & rihtwisnes & wisdom, & manege swelce cræftas. c1230 (?a1200) (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 195 Ȝef ei mon eani swuch þing ortrowi bi him. c1380 J. Wyclif III. 443 When ony suche men asken þe sacrid ooste. 1382 Ephes. v. 27 Not hauynge wem, or spot,..or ony such thing. a1400 (a1325) (Trin. Cambr.) l. 13712 Moises wol we alle suche stone. c1400 7123 Many a such comparisoun. 1526 Mark ix. f. lviijv Whosoever receave eny soche a chylde in my name, he receaveth me. 1544 Letanie in sig. Bviiv All suche as haue erred & ar deceiued. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Luke xvii. 134 Beefore ye haue any perceiueraunce that any suche thyng is to come. 1549 T. Solme in H. Latimer To Rdr. sig. Aviii A fewe moo suche Preachers. 1550 T. Cranmer Let. 20 Apr. in D. Wilkins (1737) IV. 62/1 All such benefices..as..have been..impropried. 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer iii. f. 33 Masse blesseth euery such as seekes in welthie state to bee. 1600 W. Shakespeare v. iv. 49 Some such strange bull leapt your fathers cowe. View more context for this quotation 1607 S. Hieron Discouerie of Hypocrisie in (1620) I. 241 Euery such shall bee cut off by the hand of God. 1653 H. More (1662) 97 A many such miracles. 1663 S. Butler i. i. 27 He ne'er gave quarter t' any such. 1778 F. Burney I. xvi. 97 I never kept company with any such gentry. 1832 D. Brewster xiii. 331 Several such strata. 1836 C. Thirlwall III. xviii. 77 If we may properly attribute any such objects to him. 1837 J. G. Lockhart IV. vii. 222 Some such excursion had been..recommended to him by his own physicians. 1895 S. Baring-Gould xxiv Some such a colourless, cadaverous light as that which [etc.]. 1967 D. Francis iii. 35 He was in France on business wasn't he, or somesuch. 1972 11 Apr. 22/5 Plan will be to approach them with proposals for short and sharp bursts of selling with stamps—stamp weeks or somesuch. 1973 R. Parkes vii. 122 The doctor believed it might aid expiation or abreaction or some such. c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius xxiv. §3 On swilcum & on oðrum swelcum lænum & hreosendum weorðscipum. c1000 Ælfric vii. 11 Hig worhton oðer swilc þing þurh hira dry~cræft. a1250 (?a1200) (Nero) (1952) 108 Þeos & oðer swuche dredfule þouhtes. a1425 W. Langland A. i. 104 (MS. U) [Cherubin and Seraphin] and siche mo oþere. c1450 ii. ccxxvii. 299 Ploghmen, & such oþer laborers. ?1482 J. Kay tr. G. Caoursin Bombardes, gownes, culuerynes, serpentines & suche other. 1530 J. Palsgrave 463/2 I brede a chylde, or brede yonge, as a woman or any other suche beest dothe. 1531 (new ed.) xlii. f. cvi A Captayne..shall be bounde for the offence of hys squyers. And an hoste for his ghest and such other. 1588 T. Kyd tr. T. Tasso f. 18v By fires, tempests, inundations, & other such. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus ii. 94 Either cheese, butter, milk, or any other such commoditie. 1707 J. Freind 131 Such other place as shall be judged proper. 1725 D. Defoe i. 94 Roots, Yams, Mangoes, and such Stuff. 1762 Ld. Kames II. xviii. 386 Observance, opponent,..and such others of three syllables. 1868 A. C. Swinburne 150 Behmen, Swedenborg, or such others. 1871 J. Ruskin I. x. 15 There are, indeed, other such in the world. 26. a1300 Sat. People Kildare iv, in (1862) 153 Soch an oþir an erþe i note. c1390 in F. J. Furnivall (1901) 716 In-to þat schip þer longed a Rooþur,..In al þis world nis such a noþur. a1400 (a1325) (Fairf. 14) l. 1942 (MED) For nankyn chaunce sal I take suche a-noþer veniaunce. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 1942 For nakin schaunce [Fairf. nankyn chaunce] Sal i ta suilk a noiþer wengance. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich xxxvi. l. 638 Whiche tombe was so Ryaly dyht, that neuere myht Comprehende In Mannes Miht Swich Anothir tombe to Make As there was don. a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson (1933) 118 Proinces is a stone of femal kend..for somtyme he conceyueþ & bereþ such anoþer stone. a1556 N. Udall (?1566) iii. v. sig. F.j Did not you make me a letter brother? Scriuener. Pay the like hire. I will make you suche an other. 1597 W. Shakespeare i. iv. 5 I would not spend another such a night. View more context for this quotation 1600 W. Shakespeare ii. iv. 252 Such other gambole faculties a has..for the which the prince admits him: for the prince himself is such another . View more context for this quotation 1620 352 Heere are besides the ancient Statues of the Horatij and Curiatij, and such another of Neroes Mother as I haue mentioned to be in the Capitoll. a1627 T. Middleton More Dissemblers besides Women v. i, in (1657) 72 How; such another word, down goes your Hose Boy. 1684 Earl of Roscommon 17 Another Such had left the Nation, Thin, In spight of all the Children He brought in. 1720 65 Such a Person can do nothing ill, and such another..nothing well. 1756 T. Amory I. 163 She was such another genius as Chubb. 1852 H. B. Stowe II. xxix. 150 We'll never get another such a master. 1861 T. L. Peacock xxxii. 279 That chance has passed from her; and she will not easily find such another. 1868 A. C. Swinburne 180 The ‘frowning babe’ of the last stanzas is..the same or such another as the one whose birth is first spoken of. 1871 J. Ruskin I. v No foolish being..will ever be capable of saying such another foolish thing. 1941 E. R. Eddison vii. 124 As the drunkard that swallowed the true live frog in his beer-mug, supposing it but such another fantasm as he was customed to? 2011 S. Mukherji iv. 64 A ‘deeper’ meaning that emerges..when we have a Ruskin, or such another decipherer, at hand. 1828 W. Scott I would not run the risk of such a second night. 27. no (†none) such adj., rarely † no such a; absolute or as pronoun now only none such (cf. none such, nonsuch n. and adj.), formerly no such (and † such none). the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] > no, none, or not any the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique > that which is unique > a unique thing or person > person OE 290 Nan swylc ne cwom ænig oþer ofer ealle men, bryd beage hroden. a1122 (Laud) anno 1032 Her..atywde þæt wildefyr ðe nan mann æror nan swylc ne gemunde. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 76 Ne chaste ȝe nan swich mon neauer on oðerwise. 1297 (Rolls) 3063 In þe world such non is. 13.. (C.) 122 On this half the see noon suche was. a1400 xxix. ii. 69 Þe Iew..seide þer nas non such child þrinne. c1430 (1869) iv. lix. 205 Ther sook neuere noon non swich milk ne droouh noon swich brest. 1535 Ecclus. xlv. 13 Before him were there sene no soch fayre ornamentes. 1535 Acts xxi. C We haue wrytten, and concluded, that they shulde obserue no soch, but onely [etc.]. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. T. More in tr. Virgil 100 Syth mye nose owtpeaking, good syr, your liplabor hindreth, Hardlye ye may kisse mee, where no such gnomon apeereth. 1601 R. Holtby in (1896) I. 185 They had no such ignorance that could excuse them admittinge that he was a superior. 1607 S. Hieron Discouerie of Hypocrisie in (1620) I. 237 No such shall inherite the kingdome of Christ and of God. 1647 J. Trapp Mellificium Theol. in 697 The Emperour Commodus would needs be stiled ὑπεραίρων, or the Surpasser, as if there were none such. 1663 S. Butler i. i. 4 'Tis plain enough he was no such. 1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise in (1871) III. 440 There can be no such thing as happy life without labour. 1774 II. 86 I would..have no such a tête à tête with such a man. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous iii, in 4th Ser. IV. 88 ‘Who was it passed through your post even now, with the traitorous cry of “Douglas”?’ ‘We know of no such.’ 1849 T. B. Macaulay II. vi. 119 Objection was taken by some zealous Protestants to the mention made of the Roman Catholic religion. There was no such religion. 1867 A. C. Swinburne in Oct. 428 There is no such thing as a dumb poet or a handless painter. the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > very little the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant 1579 E. Spenser Sept. 79 I thought the soyle would haue made me rich: But nowe I wote, it is nothing sich. 1612 F. Bacon (new ed.) 9 Death is no such enemy, when a man hath so many followers about him. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. iii. 40 Why me think's by him, This Creature's no such thing. View more context for this quotation 1669 J. Dryden i. i. 11 If that be all, there's no such hast. 1695 W. Congreve v. i. 76 Fifty, in a hale Constitution, is no such contemptible Age. 1773 O. Goldsmith v. 92 Five and twenty miles in two hours and a half is no such bad driving. 1782 F. Burney III. v. xii. 148 As you happen to be quite alone, a little agreeable company would be no such bad thing. 1867 M. Arnold 87 So long as Celt and Teuton are..at least, no such great while out of their cradle. 1870 W. Morris 279 Clad in attire of no such wretched price. 1538 R. Pole Let. 1 Aug. in J. Strype (1721) I. App. lxxxiii. 213 Neither you nor no man else..can bring no such thing against mine opinion. 1560 2 Sam. xiii. 12 No suche thing oght to be done in Israel: commit not this folie. 1584 G. Peele i. i. sig. Aijv Pan. We meete not now to brawle. Faun. Theres no such matter, Pan. 1588 R. Greene sig. C4v The goodman..desired her to be quiet, for there was non such matter. 1609 W. Shakespeare lxxxvii. sig. F3 In sleepe a King, but waking no such matter . View more context for this quotation 1755 T. Gray Let. 14 Aug. in (1971) I. 431 They thought me rheumatic & feverish. no such thing! 1814 L. Hunt 61 The vices..are only ‘imputed’ to him;—to use a pithy and favourite mode of quotation, ‘There's no such thing!’ 1869 A. J. Evans xv. 203 I shall do no such thing. 28. such a(n) one, formerly also † such one, frequently as one word † suchon. c1380 J. Wyclif (1880) 47 Þei schullen presenten hym to þe nexte custode of þat place where euere þei fynden sychon. 1390 J. Gower I. 47 Ther is manye of yow Faitours, and so may be that thow Art riht such on. a1400 (a1325) (Fairf. 14) l. 85 Of suche an [Vesp. suilk an] sulde men mater take. c1400 (1483) iv. xxxiii. 82 Good ryght is that vpon suche one be take vengeaunce. 1535 Job xiv. 3 Thinkest thou it now well done, to open thine eyes vpon soch one? 1559 J. Aylmer sig. F2 It is a great enterprise..to pulle a quenes crowne of hir head: and specially such a ones. 1594 O. B. L ij b Such ones are said to harrow hell, to make their sonnes Gentlemen. 1654 O. Sedgwick 15 The death of such a one is an exceeding loss. 1732 B. Mandeville 166 To such a one, a Clergyman should preach the Strictness of Morality. 1816 W. Hazlitt (1819) 82 A Jacobin is one who would haue his single opinion govern the world... Such a one is Mr. Southey. 1885 A. C. Swinburne (1886) 298 Such an one..is by common consent a blackguard. 1390 J. Gower I. 96 He mot him binde To such on which of alle kinde Of wommen is thunsemlieste. c1400 (1839) 287 Suche an on as is of gode maneres. 1530 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman (1902) I. 330 Dilligent and honest And suchon that..wilbe gladde to serue your grace in any thing. 1539 Ps. lxviii. 21 The hearie scalpe of soch one [1611 such a one] as goeth on still in his wyckednes. 1583 T. Stocker tr. iv. 23 He was a verie noble young Prince, and such a one as in whom, was great hope of good. 1600 W. Shakespeare v. i. 7 Such a one whose wrongs doe sute with mine. View more context for this quotation 1672 O. Walker ii. ii. 235 Such a one..as is a discreet and virtuous person. 1884 A. C. Swinburne (1886) 28 He was merely a royalist, and such an one as may be bred and reared out of the middle class. c1400 111 Wiþ suchon as I to make debat. 1535 Psalms xlix. 21 Thou..thinkest me to be euen soch one as thy self. 1596 J. Harington sig. Bbv A passing proud fellow, such a one as Naaman the Syrian. 1611 Philemon 9 Being such a one as Paul the aged. View more context for this quotation 1727 L. Welsted v. 68 By marrying some commodious Person; such a one is Mr. Toby. 1868 C. Thirlwall (1881) II. 195 It was just such a one as that which was the occasion of Wordsworth's sonnet. 1885 A. C. Swinburne (1886) 225 Such an one as these. 1560 Ruth iv. 1 Ho, suche one [1611 such a one], come, sit downe here. ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio 24 Then did the coniurer aske, whether he was such a one or such a one, naming many and sundry persons that dyed long ago. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 107 That such a one, and such a one, were past cure of the thing you wot of. View more context for this quotation 1678 T. Otway i. 2 He had bin with my Lord such a one. 1712 J. Arbuthnot iii. 10 Instead of plain Sir and Madam..he calls us Goody and Gaffer such a one. 1798 W. Hutton (1816) 52 [She] mentioned several such-a-ones who solicited her hand. 1812 Ld. Byron xiii Sir—Such-a-one. 1832 H. Martineau (1843) 162 They said that ‘neighbour such-a-one was a prisoner’. 1535 1 Macc. iv. 47 They..buylded a new aulter soch one as was before. 1546 J. Heywood ii. vii. sig. Iiiv A larom, suche one, As folk ring bees wt basons. a1716 South in Chambers I. 465/1 Sensuality is..one kind of pleasure, such a one as it is. 29. Miscellaneous. the world > relative properties > quantity > [adjective] > so many or much the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to such an extent 1832 T. Carlyle 2 July Such much for Annandale, where you see there are..many mercies still allotted to us. 1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus 152 What such soever an one thy husband be. 1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus 555 Consider here with me what such they be. 1667 A. Marvell Let. 26 Nov. in (1971) II. 62 That you may return who such take it [sc. an oath]. 1474 389 Intrelles of bestes or such filthy thyng like. 1541 T. Wyatt Defence in K. Muir (1963) 195 Alleginge that he had ons swarved from hym in suche a lyke matter. 1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther (new ed.) f. 95 Such a like thing of late happened to that miserable man Doctor Kraus of Hal. 1608 E. Topsell 15 Solinus reporteth of such a like wood in a part of Affrica. the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude 1841 W. M. Thackeray xiii No one could have thought it could have done such a many things in that time. 1565 W. Allen To Rdr. f. 6v I..submit my selfe, to the iudgment of suche oure masters..as..are made the lawful pastors of our soules. 1581 W. Allen f. 121 God giueth not the tast of such his comfortes to any, but [etc.]. 1602 W. Watson 265 Such their friends as they themselues made choice of. 1702 I. iv. 233 The Minister..Resisted such their Licence. 1709 R. Steele No. 1. ⁋1 I shall..publish such my Advices and Reflections. 1787 iv. xix. 307 A few words of such my personages as have not previously been..disposed of. 1837 F. Palgrave Ded. p. xxi When you pay such your visit to the civic muniment room. 1297 (Rolls) 439 Hii hadde suche þritti men as were in hor side. 1377 W. Langland B. i. 106 Cherubyn and seraphin suche seuene and an-othre. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. (?1560) lxxv. sig. Ti He had to do all at ones wyth suche .vi. as syr Rowland is. a1568 R. Ascham (1570) ii. f. 41 This golden sentence, diuerslie wrought upon, by soch foure excellent Masters. 1575 G. Gascoigne Certayne Notes Instr. in sig. U.jv Rythme royall is a verse of tenne sillables, and seuen such verses make a staffe. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 16 Since it was so expedient to have a Pilot, the Generall then requested to have two such. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. i. 111 Orl. And wilt thou haue me? Ros. I, and twentie such . View more context for this quotation 1637 J. Milton 20 The..innocent Ladie..Gently ask't if he had seene such two. 1707 J. Ward iv. ii. 361 By the Rectangle of any two Abscissæ's, is meant the Rectangle of such two Parts, as being Added together, will be Equal to the Transverse Diameter. 1766 J. Fordyce I. i. 20 What is the shallow admiration of an hundred such? 1821 Ld. Byron Isles of Greece in 49 Of two such lessons, why forget The nobler and the manlier one? the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > multiplication > times OE 1583 Slæpende fræt folces Denigea fyftyne men, ond oðer swylc ut offerede. c1000 II. 180 Genim þæs selestan wines & grenes eles swilc healf. c1000 II. 214 Þry lytle bollan fullan gemengde wiþ swilc tu wæteres. c1290 102 Þat is suych a þousent more wurth þanne al þat þing þat is. a1300 360 Grante him þat þu wilt so, And tak mid amoreȝe suche two. c1369 G. Chaucer 408 To have moo floures swche seven As in the walkene sterris bee. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 83 He hadde suche þre so hardy men in his oost as þe oþer hadde in his. c1412 T. Hoccleve 1195 I se þou woldest sorowe swyche two As I. 1470–85 T. Malory x. viii. 426 He is able to bete suche fyue as ye and I be. ** In phrases with nouns. 1303 R. Mannyng 243 Þy god ys of swych manere, Þogh þou forsake hym ryght now here, To-morwe mayst þou com aȝeyn. 1303 R. Mannyng 1737 Aȝens swyche maner wyuys Þat wyl nat amende here lyuys. a1325 (2011) xli. 106 Of suuche manere felonies. 1340 (1866) 10 Kueade wordes of zuyche manere. c1380 J. Wyclif (1880) 390 To occupie siche maner londe or lordeschip. 1382 Gen. xliii. 32 A fowle thing thei wenen sich a manere feeste. a1450 J. Myrc 39 Wrastelynge, & schotynge, & suche maner game. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll.) 985 The bonys be of such maner of kynde that who that handelyth hym..shall never be wery. a1542 T. Wyatt (1969) 11 I ame not of suche maner condition. 1543 More's Hist. Richard III in f. lxviv If suche kynde of woordes had not been. 1647 J. Howell 138 A holy kind of liquor made of such sort of flowers. 1670 T. S. & A. Roberts 200 When such kind of Reports are imprinted into the Fancy of the People. 1707 J. Ward iii. i. 284 Of such kind of Polygons there are infinite Varieties. 1804–6 S. Smith (1850) 110 Such sort of questions..are not merely innocent subtleties. 1841 F. E. Paget (1852) 488 Such kind of things are not uncommon..among gay young men. 34. the world > action or operation > manner of action > [phrase] > in this, some, any, etc., way > in this way the world > action or operation > manner of action > [phrase] > in this, some, any, etc., way > in this way > in such a way > that 1297 (Rolls) 7779 So þat þe king in such manere suluer wan ynou. 1484 W. Caxton tr. vii He prayd in suche maner as foloweth. 1592 W. West §100 g The one doth..couenant with the other to doe..some..thing or things in such sort as they haue concluded therof amongst themselues. 1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides (1822) 47 In such sort as it should seem best. 1709 G. Berkeley §72. 79 The Faintness, which enlarges the Appearance, must be applied in such Sort, and with such Circumstances, as have been observed to attend the Vision of great Magnitudes. 1818 W. Cruise (ed. 2) IV. 395 In such sort, manner, and form..as the husband should thereafter..appoint. the world > action or operation > manner of action > [phrase] > in this, some, any, etc., way > in this way > in such a way 1449 J. Metham (E.E.T.S.) 301 Help me to adorune ther chauns in sqwyche manere, So that [etc.]. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. clxx Themperour answereth ye protestantes Ambassadours..in suche sorte as it coulde not be wel perceiued, whether [etc.]. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in 59 I will write of my selfe..in such sort, that I varie not from the president..of many noble..personages. 1609 W. Shakespeare xcvi. sig. G I loue thee in such sort, As thou being mine, mine is thy good report. View more context for this quotation 1625 F. Bacon (new ed.) 129 Let him..moue it himselfe, in such sort, as may foile it. 1665 J. Bunyan To Rdr. sig. A ijv That one so low..as I, should busie my self in such sort, as to meddle [etc.]. 1678 J. Moxon 10 Apply one of the sides of your Clinatory..to the Plane, in such sort that the Plumb-line..may fall upon the Circumference of the Quadrant. 1712 J. Addison No. 321. ¶30 In such a manner as they shall not be miss'd. 1771 II. 693/2 An index..which..is joined to the centre A, in such manner as that it can move round. 1821 P. B. Shelley 8 June (1964) II. 297 In such a manner as it shall be difficult for the reviser to leave such errors. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed Concl., in II. 340 Damian shrunk together in such sort that his fetters clashed. 1885 T. C. Finlayson 31 But the man who is spiritually dead is, at the same time, in such sort living, that [etc.]. 1756 M. Calderwood (1884) vi. 167 Who knows who Mr. Such-a-thing is? the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > the time at which 1411 III. 650/2 Atte such resonable tyme as it likyth the forsaid Lord the Roos to assigne. 1518 in I. S. Leadam (1898) 15 Vnto suche tyme as he..payde vnto the seid John for his fees ix.s. 1550 in (1907) IV. 220 Untyll suche tyme that Mr. Meyor..shall take any order for the same. 1611 M. Smith in Transl. Pref. ⁋2 At such time as the professours and teachers of Christianitie..were liberally endowed. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. iii. 19 And when such time they haue begun to cry, Let them not cease. View more context for this quotation 1634 T. Herbert 82 He attained the Georgian Confines, in a darke night, such time as the Persians slept. 1660 A. Wood (1891) I. 349 Till such time the sickness is ceased in their house. a1761 W. Law (1809) 16 Till such time as something has disturbed his state. 37. (See also suchwise adv.) the world > action or operation > manner of action > [phrase] > in this, some, any, etc., way > in this way > in such a way 1390 J. Gower I. 1 So that it myhte in such a wyse..Beleve to the worldes eere. a1400 (a1325) (Fairf. 14) l. 3292 He ..saide til hir on suche a wise. mayden saide he þou gif me drinke. c1440 34 Gret pite that she in suche a wyse Shuld sette hyr wurchippe atte so litill prise. a1555 H. Latimer (1572) ii. f. 185v Whosoeuer in such wise fighteth with the deuil, shal haue the victory. 1838 E. B. Browning vii All smiles come in such a wise, Where tears shall fall or have of old. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer I. xii. 224 Eurylochus spake in suchwise. 1913 D. Bray i. 5 She believes that in such wise will it be given life. the world > action or operation > manner of action > [phrase] > in this, some, any, etc., way > in this way > in such a way a1225 1956 Þis pinfule gin wes o swuch wise iginet, þet [etc.]. a1450 xvii To be ielous..in suche wise as to shame hym selff and his wiff. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre (1913) 30 The raynes of his horse faylled..in suche wise as he tumblid the hede vnder. 1490 W. Caxton tr. (1885) i. 28 He smote a knyghte..by suche a wyse that he ouerthrewe hym doun deed. 1569 R. Grafton II. 10 He destroyed the land..in such wise, that .ix. yeres after it lay vnlaboured. 1858 E. H. Sears x. 80 The pneumatology of the sacred writers brings home to us the doctrine of the resurrection in such wise as to give it [etc.]. 1903 12 Jan. 10/1 He..gave proof of a cruel..disposition, in suchwise that [etc.]. the world > action or operation > manner of action > [phrase] > in this, some, any, etc., way > in this way > in such a way > that 1390 J. Gower I. 106 In such wise as he compasseth, His wit al one alle othre passeth. 1417 King Henry V in H. Ellis (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 61 [They] have..doon theire Ambassiat in suche wyse as we halde us wel apaide. a1535 T. More (1553) ii. xvi. sig. I.viiiv He yt is illuded by the Deuyll, is in suche wyse deceyued, and worse to, than be they by theyr dreame. 1630 W. Prynne 9 We must receiue Gods promises in such wise as they are generally set forth vnto vs. *** 38. as such. 1711 R. Steele No. 41. ⁋5 When she observed Will. irrevocably her Slave, she began to use him as such. 1712 R. Steele No. 386. ⁋2 Witty Men are apt to imagine they are agreeable as such. 1797 XVI. 566/2 Her son was proclaimed her heir, and as such great duke of all the Russias. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous xiii, in 4th Ser. IV. 315 A Welsh knight, known as such by the diminutive size of his steed. 1851 W. B. Carpenter (ed. 2) 434 Biliary matter does not pre-exist as such in the blood. 1851 A. W. Pugin 10 No parochial churches, built as such, ever had close screens. 1891 J. B. Edge in 90 395/1 The defendant is the rector of the parish, and, as such, occupies the glebe land. 1911 c. 48 §4 The trade or business carried on in the house or place by the licence holder as such. 1721 in H. J. F. Swayne (1896) 351 [He] did..publickly Declare..That he had chosen the said William Clemens to be his parish Clerk..And bid the Congregation to..accept him—as such Witness Henry Biggs, F. Barber, [etc.]. 1800 J. King in (1907) 33 I very much longed to hear from you..and as such I did not the least esteem it for its having been delayed for the reasons assigned. 1814 W. Fowler in (1907) 297 H. R. H. Princess Augusta..motioned for me to come to her Highness. As such she addressed me in the most pleasant manner possible. 1654 Z. Coke 2 Philosophy, which comprehends Metaphysicks, which considereth things as they are such. 1670 J. Milton vi. 291 True fortitude glories not in the feats of War, as they are such, but as they serve to end War soonest by a victorious Peace. 1678 R. Cudworth i. v. 839 If Matter as such, had Life, Perception, and Understanding belonging to it. 1732 G. Berkeley I. ii. v. 80 Is there any thing in the nature of Vice, as such that renders it a public blessing? 1777 W. Cowper 25 May (1979) I. 269 His later Epistles I think are worth little as such, but might be turn'd to excellent Account by a Young Student of Taste & Judgement. 1849 J. Ruskin vi. 169 History, as such, was indeed entrusted to the painters of its interior. 1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze 68 The abstract conception of a Thing as such. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † suchadv.conj.Etymology: Old English swelce , etc., < swelc such adj. and pron. Obsolete. A. adv. a831 Charter in 444 Mid suilce godcunde gode suilce iow cynlic ðynce. 1390 J. Gower I. 28 As Stiel is hardest in his kynde Above alle othre that men finde Of Metals, such was Rome tho The myhtieste. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 684 Swiche glarynge eyen hadde he as an hare. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 243 Vn to swich a worthy man as he. c1430 (1869) iv. xii. 182 It is a meevinge sercleliche suich in the ende as at the firste. the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > to such an extent > to such an extent that 1776 D. Herd (ed. 2) I. 103 The Hogan Dutch they feared such, They bred a horrid stink then. B. conj.c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius xxxv. §7 Wildu dior ðær woldon to irnan & stondan swilce hi tamu wæren. a1175 227 Swice hi godes were. c1175 91 Þa iweorden alle þos ilefede men swulche hi alle hefden ane heorte. a1250 (Jesus Oxf.) 1533 He chid & gred such he beo wod. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1978) l. 13979 He aras up and adun sat swulc [c1300 Otho ase] he weore swiðe seoc. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 1533 Þe king Leir iwerðe swa blac swlch hit a blac cloð weoren. 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