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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1596
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(Chere-,) Cheirfull, a. [e.m.E. chere-, chearefull, ME. cher(e)full (rare).] Cheerful. — a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxvi. 48.
The cheirfull blenking of hir eine a1585 Ib. 61.
My … cheirfull countenance 1596 Dalr. I. 265/24.
With a blyth and cheirfull countenans
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