Word Meanings - SPELLFUL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.

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• WHILES
  1. Meanwhile; meantime. The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour. Sir. W. Scott. 2. sometimes; at times. Sir W. Scott. The whiles. See under While, n.
• WHILERE
  A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile. Helpeth me now as I did you whilere. Chaucer. He who, with all heaven's heraldry, whilere Entered the world. Milton.
• LEARN
  linon, for lirnon, OHG. lirnen, lernen, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l to teach, OS. lerian, OHG.leran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted ; all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf.
• MYSTERY
  1. A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied. Fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery. Shak. And that which is the noblest mystery Brings to reproach and common infamy. Spenser. 2. A dramatic representation
• EXPLAIN
  out+plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner, 1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its leaf. Evelyn. 2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear
• SPELLFUL
  Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.
• ABOUND
  1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. Chambers. Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Rom. v. 20. 2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed
• LEARNER
  One who learns; a scholar.
• LEARNED
  Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory. The learnedlover lost no time. Spenser. Men of
• EXPLAINABLE
  Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Sir. T. Browne.
• EXPLAINER
  One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.
• WHILE
  wigl, G. weile, OHG. wila, hwila, hwil, Icel. hvila a bed, hvild rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. 1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent. "All
• LEARNING
  1. The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy. 2. The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition;
• PERUSE
  Etym: 1. To observe; to examine with care. Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed. Milton. 2. To read through; to read carefully. Shak.
• PERUSER
  One who peruses.
• LEARNABLE
  Such as can be learned.
• LEAVES
  pl. of Leaf.
• HALF-LEARNED
  Imperfectly learned.
• ERSTWHILE
  Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.
• PARKLEAVES
  A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See Tutsan.
• EREWHILE; EREWHILES
  Some time ago; a little while before; heretofore. I am as fair now as I was erewhile. Shak.
• WORTHWHILE
  Worth the time or effort spent. See worth while. worthy. -- worthwhileness.
• AWHILE
  For a while; for some time; for a short time.
• OVERABOUND
  To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant. Pope.
• UNLEARN
  1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner. 2. To fail to learn. Dr. H. More.
• UNLEARNED
  1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate. 2. Not gained by study; not known. 3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses. -- Un*learn"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*learn"ed*ness, n.
• OVERLEARNED
  Too learned. -- O"ver*learn"ed, adv. -- O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n.
• MISLEARN
  To learn wrongly.
• CLEARNESS
  The quality or state of being clear. Syn. -- Clearness, Perspicuity. Clearness has reference to our ideas, and springs from a distinct conception of the subject under consideration. Perspicuity has reference to the mode of expressing our ideas and