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Effœminate

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of effeminate. alt-of, obsolete

    "Their effœminate ſoftnes and nicenes in regard to their bodies, Seneca hath well both obſerued and cenſured:[…]Now if their men were herein thus effœminate, wee may well conceiue their women exceeded more:[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of effeminate. alt-of, obsolete

    "So doe they likewiſe of Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, and other Spices which effœminate the mindes of menn, needeles, and vnneceſſary allurements:[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare Latin fœmina, medieval form of fēmina, whence effēminātus; medieval form: effœminātus.

Etymology 2

Compare Latin fœmina, medieval form of fēmina, whence effēminātus; medieval form: effœminātus.

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