vaunt-courier en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of van-courier.
alt of van-courier
You sulphurous and thought - executing fires , Vaunt couriers to oak - cleaving thunder - bolts
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vaunt-couriers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |