foible

Example Sentences

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As late as Cotgrave we find floret, "a foile; a sword with the edge rebated."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

Here lyes her type, who was of late The prop of Belgia, stay of France, Spaine's foile, Faith's shield, and queen of State, Of arms, of learning, fate and chance.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Page 58 "cleanse his foile" changed to "cleanse his soile".

From A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England by Lawson, William, fl. 1618

The Turkes receiuing so shamefull a foile at their hand, pursued the Christians, and scoured the seas, where they could imagine that they had bent their course.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard

Ah dame, by the auncient lawe of armes, a man Hath no honour to foile his handes on a woman.

From Roister Doister Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College by Arber, Edward