affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
affirmeth
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Aldrovandus
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
Arion
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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
see with attention
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
next to; at the side of
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
carrieth
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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
Cetaceousadjective
of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
concavously
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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
convexed
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
convexedly
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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
CorpusnounUS /ˈkɔːrpəs/
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Coyns
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
curvum
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Cæsar
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
deducibleadjective
capable of being deduced
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
discription
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
DolphinnounUS /ˈdɑːlfən/
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
DolphinsnounUS /ˈdɑːlfənz/
plural of “dolphin” — large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
embowed
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
enquirynounUS /ɪnˈkwaɪriː/
an instance of questioning
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
GesnernounUS /ˈɡesnər/
Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Goltsius
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
habet
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Hulsius
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
informeth
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
invertedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
Julius
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Lævinus
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
magis
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
nonadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
ocularadjectiveUS /ˈɔːkjuːlər/
of or relating to or resembling the eye
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
and nothing more
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
others
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
Ovidnoun
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
PainternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
piscesnounUS /ˈpaɪsiz/
the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
PlinynounUS /ˈplɪni/
Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Porposes
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Pourtraicts
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
quam
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
reliqui
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
repandous
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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
Rhodulphus
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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Rondeletius
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Scaliger
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
SharksnounUS /ʃɑːrks/
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
express in speech
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
spinenounUS /spaɪn/
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
streight
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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
WhalesnounUS /weɪlz/
plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
but in spite of that
From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.