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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1585
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Mercure, n. [e.m.E. and OF., as the name of the god Mercury and in various derived senses.] Mercury or quicksilver, the metal. — 1585 James VI Ess. 25.
The sixt of mercure, seuint of siluer bright
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