What is to die; to lose life or force. [Obs.] So iron, as soon as it is out of the fire, deadeth straightway. Bacon called?
dead — To die; to lose life or force. [Obs.] So iron, as soon as it is out of the fire, deadeth straightway. Bacon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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