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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Visibli(e, -ablie, Vesiblulie, adv. [ME and e.m.E. visibely (Wyclif), visibilly (c1400), vysybly (Caxton).] a. In a visible manner, so as to be seen. b. transf. Openly, publicly. —a. 1490 Irland Mir. III 39/3.
He has left to ws His precius body and blud … in this sacrament in werray realite and verite bot nocht visibli 1597 James VI Dæmonol. (STS) 38/26.
That God would permit … spirits visiblie to kyith —b. 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. in Prot. Bk. M. Carruthers 9.
Jon Haliday … deponit that he saw … the chartor of the donation … of … Newerk … and that he red the samyn vesiblulie 1676 Edinb. B. Rec. X 278.
To the end that it may visablie apear that a considerable pairt of the comon good is yearlie imployed towards the peyment of the tounes debt