warproof en · ADJ
Etymology
From war + proof.
Meanings
- Immune to being degraded or destroyed by war.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most warproof | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more warproof | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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warproof en · NOUN
Etymology
From war + proof.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) Valour tried by war.
On, on, you noblest English, / Whose blood is fet from fathers of warproof.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]: