What is to cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden called?
fade — To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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