turn-sick en · ADJ
Meanings
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(obsolete) giddy
So if a man see another turn swiftly and long, or if he look upon wheels that turn, himself waxeth turn-sick.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more turn-sick | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most turn-sick | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |