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torcularious
torcularious
English
Adjective
torcularious (not comparable)
References
- “Torcularious” listed in Thomas Blount’s Glossographia [1st ed., 1656]
Torcularious…, of, or belonging to a Presse that squieseth grapes. - “Torcularious” listed in Edward Phillips’ New World of English Words [1st ed., 1658]
Torcularious, belonging to a Vine presse. - “Torcularious” listed in Elisha Coles’ English Dictionary [1717]
Torcularious, l. of a wine-рreſs. - “† Torcula·rious, a.” listed as a subentry of “To·rcular, a.” on page 159 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § i (Ti–Tz) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1926]
- “†torcuˈlarious, a.” listed as a subentry of “ˈtorcular, a.” in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]