| Plague (plague) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Plague |
| [L. plaga a blow,
stroke, plague; akin to Gr. (?), fr. (?) to strike; cf. L.
plangere to strike, beat. Cf. Plaint.] |
That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a
blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or
vexation.
An acute malignant contagious
fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at
times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality;
hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague.
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| Plague (plague) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Plague |
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To infest or afflict with
disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind.
Fig.: To vex] to tease; to
harass.
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