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sweeting
noun 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
pretty
VERB + SWEETING
chose
ADV.
further
Definitions
noun
1
A sweet apple.
a childe will chose a sweeting, because it is presentlie faire and pleasant, and refuse a Runnet, because it is than grene, hard, and lowre[…]
Thy wit is a very Bitter-ſweeting, / It is a moſt ſharpe ſawce.
2
A darling; term of endearment.
Trip no further, pretty sweeting.
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A surname.
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a childe will chose a sweeting, because it is presentlie faire and pleasant, and refuse a Runnet, because it is than grene, hard, and lowre[…]
Wiktionary02
Thy wit is a very Bitter-ſweeting, / It is a moſt ſharpe ſawce.
Wiktionary03
Trip no further, pretty sweeting.
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