What is to allay; to temper. [Obs.] The watery showers delay the raging wind. Surrey called?
delay — To allay; to temper. [Obs.] The watery showers delay the raging wind. Surrey. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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