abode

Definitions

1. 1.Act of waiting; delay. [Obs.] Shak. And with her fled away without abode. Spenser.
2. 2.Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. He waxeth at your abode here. Fielding.
3. 3.Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation. Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. Wordsworth.
4. 4.An omen. [Obs.] High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. Chapman.
5. 5.To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.] Shak.
6. 6.To be ominous. [Obs.] Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is act of waiting; delay. [Obs.] Shak. And with her fled away without abode. Spenser called?
• What is stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. He waxeth at your abode here. Fielding called?
• What is place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation. Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. Wordsworth called?
• What is an omen. [Obs.] High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. Chapman called?