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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Entone, v. Also: intone. [ME. entone (15th c.), entune (Chaucer), OF. entoner. Cf. Intone n.] tr. To bring into tune; to intone. — 1513 Doug. vii. xi. 5.
Ȝhe Musys now … Entone [1553 intone] my sang, and til endyte me leir 1513 Ib. x. iv. 4. 1513 Ib. xii. Prol. 232.
Dame naturis menstralis, … Thar blysful bay entonyng [1553 intoning] euery art
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