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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Etheriall, -yall, a. [e.m.E. ethereall (1530), -ial, also æthereal, f. L. æthereus, -ius.] Of the air; heavenly, celestial. —1513 Doug. vi. iv. 73.
Jupiter, the kyng etheryall Ib. xii. Prol. 42.
Phebus … from hys sege etheryall 15.. Clar. v. 2245.
The etheriall birdis small a1568 Bann. MS. 27 a/9.
The radius hevin etheriall