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Likenesse, Lykenes, n. [e.m.E. and ME. likenes(se (c 1250), lykenes(se (15th c.), lijknes (c 1400).] = Liknes n. 1. — 1603 Philotus 775.
Ane jolie jaip In lykenes of ane lasse 1579, 1617 Despauter (1617).
Instar, in likenesse [1579, lyknes] 1650 Brechin Presb. 48.
The divell … in the lykeness of a dog or catt
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