What is destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.] I were right now of tales desolate. Chaucer called?
desolate — Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.] I were right now of tales desolate. Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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