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Dreg vs Dree - What's the difference?

dreg | dree |

As nouns the difference between dreg and dree

is that dreg is sediment in a liquid while dree is (now|chiefly|dialectal) length; extension; the longest part.

As a verb dree is

to suffer; bear; thole; endure; put up with; undergo.

As an adjective dree is

(now|chiefly|dialectal) long; large; ample; great.

dreg

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Sediment in a liquid.
  • By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.

    • Usage notes

    This term is usually used in plural: see dregs.

    Quotations

    * 1602?': What makes this pretty abruption? What too curious '''dreg espies my sweet lady in the fountain of our love? — William Shakespeare, ''Troilus and Cressida * 1768':O! be the cup of joy to thee consign'd, / Of joy unmix'd, without a '''dreg behind! — William Hayley, from 'On the Fear of Death, An Epistle to a Lady, 1768', in ''Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects 1818. * 1910': Fear and trauma may drain to the last '''dreg the dischargeable nervous energy, and, therefore, the greatest possible exhaustion may be produced by fear and trauma. George W. Crile. in an address delivered at the Massachusetts General Hospital 15 Oct 1910, collected in ''The Origin and Nature of Emotions

    References

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.048

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    dree

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dreen, dreghen, dreogen, from (etyl) . See also (l), (l).

    Verb

    (d)
  • To suffer; bear; thole; endure; put up with; undergo.
  • * 1885 , Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night , volume 8:
    • And redoubled pine for its dwellers I dree .
  • To endure; brook; be able to do or continue.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Long; large; ample; great.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Great; of serious moment.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Tedious; wearisome; tiresome.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) dreghe, dregh, from dregh, . See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Length; extension; the longest part.

    • Anagrams

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