What is to form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine. He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express. Dryden called?
fancy — To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine. He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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