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Abb vs Aby - What's the difference?

abb | aby |

As a noun abb

is a type of yarn for the warp.

abb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of yarn for the warp.
  • A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.
  • (UK) A filling pick used in weaving.

    • Anagrams

    *

    References

    English three-letter words ----

    aby

    English

    Alternative forms

    * abye * abuy

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To pay for; to buy.
  • (archaic) To pay the penalty for; atone for.
  • * Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. - Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, III,ii
  • (obsolete) To pay the penalty; atone; to suffer, as a penalty.
  • *
  • (archaic) To pay as penalty, to suffer.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.4:
    • Who dyes, the utmost dolor doth abye ; / But who that lives is lefte to waile his losse [...].
  • (obsolete) Endure; remain.
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    • Usage notes

    * , Aby and abide became confused with each other for a period of time.

    References

    English three-letter words ----