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Aery. World English Historical Dictionary

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Aery. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. Aery a.; also aerie. [ad. L. āeri-us, f. āer the air.] Aerial; hence etherial, spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary. (In later usage only poetic; a favorite word with Milton.)

1 1586.  T. B., trans. La Primaudaye’s Fr. Acad. (1594), 560. Al living creatures, whether earthie, watrie, aërie, or flying.

2 1634.  Milton, Comus, 208. Beckoning shadows dire, And aery tongues that syllable men’s names. Ibid. (1667), P. L., II. 536. Before each Van Pric forth the Aerie Knights, and couch their spears.

3 1727.  Thomson, Summer, 585. Thus up the mount, in aëry vision wrapt, I stray.

4 1855.  M. Arnold, New Sirens, 72. Her load of streaming tresses Weigh’d, like Ossa, on the aery soul.

5   Comb. aery-light, of aerial lightness, light as air.

6 1667.  Milton, P. L., V. 4. His sleep Was Aerie light, from pure digestion bred.

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