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Flesh-worm. World English Historical Dictionary

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Flesh-worm. 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. 1901, rev. 2022. Flesh-worm A worm that feeds on flesh. Also (see quot. 1884.)

1 c. 1000.  Sax. Leechd., II. 124. Wiþ flæsc wyrmum ȝenim monnes suran [etc.].

2 1577–87.  Holinshed, Chron., II. 19/2. Nits, fleshwormes, bees, butterflies, [etc.].

3 1586.  J. Hooker, Girald. Irel., in Holinshed, II. 91/1. I shall be able like a fleshworme to itch the bodie of his kingdome, and force him to scratch deeply before he be able to pick me out of my seam.

4 1795.  Southey, Vis. Maid of Orleans, I. 136.            Where thou seest the pamper’d flesh-worm trail, Once the white bosom heaved.

5 1884.  Syd. Soc. Lex., Flesh worm, the Trichina spiralis.

6   b.  transf. A carnally minded person.

7 1565.  Harding, in Jewel, Def. Apol. (1611), 317. What made so many malapert Prentices, pleasant Courtiers, discoursing Parliament Machiauellists, and al other whatsoeuer fleshwormes, Merchants, idle artificers, to embrace your Gospel?

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