Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To uncover.
- noun Miserable condition; misfortune; wretchedness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To uncover. See
unhele . - noun obsolete Misfortune; calamity; sickness.
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Examples
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So King Afridun, Lord of Constantinople, met them on the sea shore, and they told him all that had befallen them from the Moslem, and they wept sore and groaned and moaned; and rejoicing at weal was turned into dismay for unheal; and they informed him concerning Luka son of Shamlut, how calamity had betided him and how Death had shot him with his shaft.
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And it is related that Abu Zarr [FN#339] used to say, Want is dearer to me than wealth, and unheal is dearer to me than health. '
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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So King Afridun, Lord of Constantinople, met them on the sea shore, and they told him all that had befallen them from the Moslem, and they wept sore and groaned and moaned; and rejoicing at weal was turned into dismay for unheal; and they informed him concerning Luka son of Shamlut, how calamity had betided him and how Death had shot him with his shaft.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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How oft I plained the lowe of grief and love * Mid passions cast my soul in sore unheal.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Want is dearer to me than wealth, and unheal is dearer to me than health.’
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