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cense

cense is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  2. 2.To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. Dryden.
  3. 3.To burn or scatter incense.

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

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