Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To approach; accost.
- noun Arrival; approach.
- noun Manner of accosting; address; salutation.
- At a loss.
- Used in the following extract probably for abroad, in the sense of adrift.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Manner of approaching or accosting; address.
- transitive verb obsolete To approach; to accost.
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Examples
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Dress is also an article not to be neglected, and I hope you do not neglect it; it helps in the premier abord, which is often decisive.
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005
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Je crains que non peut etre va-t-elle me dire 'mais testons le traitement d'abord' mais oui mais pendant les test je suis toujours malade!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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Your 'abord', I must tell you, was too cold and uniform; I hope it is now mended.
Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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I fear the want of that air, and first 'abord', which suddenly lays hold of the heart, one does not know distinctly how or why.
Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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They are often decisive; I confess they are a good deal so with me: and I cannot wish for further acquaintance with a man whose first 'abord' and address displease me.
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1749 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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Your 'abord', I must tell you, was too cold and uniform; I hope it is now mended.
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1752 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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They are often decisive; I confess they are a good deal so with me: and I cannot wish for further acquaintance with a man whose first 'abord' and address displease me.
Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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I fear the want of that air, and first 'abord', which suddenly lays hold of the heart, one does not know distinctly how or why.
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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ADAM speak for yourself, stop the blackmail you are dead wrong looks like mcsain should hop abord the plane with obama he is following him state to state and town to town to campaign what is wrog mcsain? trying to steal votes
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I appreciate that there are many circumstances in the service where being gay doesn't have any effect on the service being performed, but as the former skipper of as ship, responsible for the well being of my crew, considering the close quartering of sailors abord a ship for often long periods, I find such a concept difficult to accept.
Sound Politics: The Closet Is No Place For A Gay Soldier 2007
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