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embrewe

embrewe verb: embrew; stain.

Verb

embrewe

  1. (obsolete) embrew; stain
    • ...to colour the better his action, and the more to embrewe the handes of his accomplices by making the builie of such a trespasse […]1590, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, volume 2
  2. (obsolete) soak

Questions about embrewe

What does embrewe mean?
Embrewe means embrew; stain.
What part of speech is embrewe?
Embrewe is a verb.

Words near embrewe in the dictionary

  1. embrechite
  2. embrechites
  3. Embree
  4. Embrees
  5. embrew
  6. embrewe
  7. embrewed
  8. embrewing
  9. embrews
  10. Embrey
  11. embreyite

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