- purewhite
- , adj. RG. 8
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purblind — adj. RG. 376, written divisim == entirely blind; not as in the modern sense == one whose sight is impaired. Probably therefore from ‘pure’ == entire, and blind. Cf. ‘purewhite.’ RG. 8. In Wiclif, Ex. xxi. 26, it means, ‘blind of one eye,’ and is… … Oldest English Words
