accoy
verb/əˈkɔɪ/
Etymology
From Middle French acoyer, from coy (“quiet, calm”). By surface analysis, a- + coy.
- derived from acoyer
Definitions
To soothe, to calm
To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
- Of faire Pæana I received was, And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee, And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for accoy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA