Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chest, bookcase, or other place where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
chest or other box for storingvaluables .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the great church of Precheste (or our Lady) within the Emperors castle is erected a stage whereon standeth a scrine that beareth vpon it the Imperial cap and robe of very rich stuffe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For example: scrine > {Casket or cabinet for archival papers} (c) Notes
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Edmund Spenser
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In the great church of Precheste (or our Lady) within the Emperors castle is erected a stage whereon standeth a scrine that beareth vpon it the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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3 Lay forth out of your everlasting scrine scrine > {Casket or cabinet for archival papers} 4 The antique rolls, which there lie hidden still, antique > ancient
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Edmund Spenser
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