10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOCKISH»
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A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded ...
Wks. * 1870) 446 Fear, That makes a fetish and misnames it God (Blockish or
mctaphysic, matters not). 2. Like a senseless block in the want of apprehension ;
excessively dull, stupid, obtuse. a. of persons. 1548 Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. Luke
lit ...
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Philological Society (Great Britain), 1887
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The imperial encyclopaedic dictionary: a new and exhaustive ...
"Make a lottery^ And. by device, let blockish Ajax draw The sort to fight with
Hector." Shakesp.: Truilua and Cre**lda, i. S. block -Ish-ljf, adv. [Eng. blockish; -ly.
] In a blockish manner, stupidly, with deficient intellect. "These brave doctors fail
most ...
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The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
blockish 533 blood block Ish.a. [Eng. block ; -ish.] Rather stupid, somewhat
wanting in intellect. "Make a lottery j And, by device, let blockish Ajax draw The
sort to fight with Hector." Shakeap.: Troilua and Creaaida, i. 3. block -Ish-ly\ adv.
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American encyclopedic dictionary
blockish 533 blood the superfluous portions with a rag, which becomes
thoroughly saturated with the precious metal in the course of use, and is sold to
trie refiners. block Ish. a. [Eng. block ; -ts/i.] Ratherstupid, somewhat wanting in
intellect.
Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897
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The American encyclopædic dictionary
blockish 533 blood the superfluous portions with a rag, which becomes
thoroughly saturated with the precious metal in the course of use, and is sold to
the refiners. bl6ck -Ish, a. [Eng. block ; -ish.] Rather stupid, somewhat wanting in
intellect.
S. J. Herrtage, John A. Williams, Robert Hunter, 1897
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The New American Encyclopedic Dictionary: An Exhaustive ...
blockish 533 blood blond-lace, lace of two blSok -Ish, a. [Eng.Moefc; -ish.]
Ratherstupid, somewhat wanting in iutelloct. "Make ft lottery: And, by device, let
blockish Ajai draw The sort to fight with Hector." • SUukesp.: Troilus and Crcssirla,
i.
Edward Thomas Roe, Le Roy Hooker, Thomas W. Handford, 1907
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The shortest way to end disputes about religion: in two parts
Away, I say, you wicked, desperate rascals, and blockish asses ! [Speaking to the
pope and his cardinals.] Why ! can you imagine yourselves to be any better than
so many great blockish asses and fools 1 Truly, pope-ass, a blockish ass thou ...
Away, I say, you wicked, desperate rascals, and blockish asses— [speaking to
the Pope and Cardinals] Why ! can you imagine yourselves to be any better, than
so many great blockish asses and fools? Truly Pope ass, a blockish ass thou art,
...
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A short history of the Protestant Reformation: chiefly ...
Away, I say, you wicked desperate rascals, and blockish asses — (speaking to
the Pope and Cardinals) why! Can you imagine yourselves to be any better than
so many great blockish asses and fools? Truly Pope, ass, a blockish ass thou art,
...
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Early Modern Northern English Lexis: A Literary Corpus-based ...
Daft, Stupid, blockish, daunted: a verbo Daffe. 1676 Coles Daft, No. stupid,
blockish. 1685 Meriton 'Clavis' 84. Daft, is fond or foolish. 1686 Stuart 5. Foolish,
c.1690 Yks. Gloss, fol. 72v. Daft, fond, or foolish. 1787 Grose Daft, Stupid,
blockish, ...
Javier Ruano-García, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOCKISH»
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Planned Towers in Seattle Go Up Against City's Zoning Laws
... San Francisco -based Stanford Hotels has proposed building Altitude Sky Tower , a 500-foot blockish tower with 509 residential or hotel units ... «Engineering News Record, Jul 15»
Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for the Modern World review …
Her squat stone carvings recall the aesthetics of Picasso. Musician, 1929-30, is a blockish nude with massive Picassoesque hands and a cello ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Wilmington's arts counterculture topic of exhibition
Kevin McLaughlin's oil painting "Southern Approaches" offers a view of sparkling, blockish skyscrapers from I-95. In contrast, James A. «The News Journal, Jun 15»
River to River, Lower Manhattan, New York — review
Past the water, the blockish New Jersey skyline rose up. In between soft nature and hard artifice were these humans emulating the planes of ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
Why Jackson Pollock gave up painting
This is most apparent in Untitled (Black and White Polyptych) (1951), which comprises four discrete components of blockish shape lined up ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Falcao's woes in recovering top form limit Colombia in its present …
... finished the season in tremendous form for Sevilla, alongside Falcao, the system became blockish and Rodriguez found himself restricted. «SI.com, Jun 15»
Colombia lean on Murillo goal to defeat Brazil for first time in 24 years
With two out-and-out centre-forwards, the result had been a blockish 4-4-2 in which James Rodriguez, such a star at the World Cup when ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
'Rant-tastic' comic cast as 'Anger'
The 66-year-old comedian, known for his angry, ranting delivery style, said he's an obvious choice to play the Pixar character: A squat, blockish ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jun 15»
Lewis Black personifies Anger in Pixar's 'Inside Out'
The 66-year-old comedian, known for his angry, ranting delivery style, said he's an obvious choice to play the Pixar character: A squat, blockish ... «TriValley Central, Jun 15»
The Big Read: The Chinatown syndrome
From the parking lot it looks like a strip mall, as drab and blockish as any shopping complex on the outskirts of any South African town. «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
