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Quotation dates: 1675
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Unbasiled, ppl. adj. [Altered form of Embezle v. b to impair in value. Also in the later dial. as unbazled (1719).] Unimpaired, ? freely available. — 1675 Hist. of Hollirude House in Hamilton Coll. MS (Reg. H.).
Madame doth sell her lord's unbasiled ear
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