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Lichory, Lichery, n. Also: lych-, lytch- and -orie, -ore(y, -erie, -earie, -urie. [ME. lichery, OF. licherie var. of lecherie Lechery n. The commoner Sc. form. Cf. also Luchrie.] Lechery, lascivious conduct or desire. Also b. as one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and c. to commit lichory.(a) a1400 Leg. S. iii. 129.
To the bordale I wente ine hy, To fulfill myn lichory Ib. 168.
Scho me fandyt besily To syne with hyr in lichory c1420 Wynt. v. 252.
To ly In lykyng, lust and lychory c1450-2 Howlat 227. a1500 Bk. Chess 1982.
In thaim ryngis filth of lichorye c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 445.
At langage of lichory I leit as I war crabit 1533 Gau 16/15.
Thay that fleis noth al occasione of lichore as [etc.] a1538 Abell Chron. 7* b.
Lytchore wes caus of Noyis floid 1567 G. Ball. 211.
With lichorie ȝe led ȝour lyfe(b) a1400 Leg. S. xviii. 932.
Sangis … of lychery Vile 1420 Liber Calchou 449.
Hawntyng of lychery 1490 Irland Mir. I. 166/27.
That all the heit and byrnyng licherye He slok in me 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 58.
As for excessive and immoderate use of licherie 1596 Dalr. I. 141/14.
Thaireftir he fell intill al kynde of lust and licherie of lyfe(c) 1600 Cath. Tr. 227/15.
The nouriture of lichurie whilk repugnes to virginitie(d) 1622-6 Bisset II. 165/15.
Inclyned to tirannie lichearie and covettusnesb. c1490 Irland Asl. MS. 80/10.
Aganis gluttery and lichory c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvi. 79.
Lichery, that lathly cors 1535 Stewart 38011. c1550-60 Arundel MS. 240/65, 259/12. a1570-86 Maitl. F. xx. 9.
Hait pryde invy and lichoriec. a1500 Bk. Chess 1776.
And Loth … committit lichorye 1567 G. Ball. 8.
Commit na kynde of lichorie