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New, adj. 1) lately made or come into being, recent in origin, novel, fresh: “of the --est Poor-John,” Tp. II, 2, 28. “a n. jerkin,” Wiv. I, 3, 18. “a n. doublet,” III, 3, 35. “fresh and n.” IV, 5, 9. “a n. doublet,” Ado II, 3, 19. “coat,” III, 2, 7. “tire,” III, 4, 13. “nuts,” Mids. IV, 1, 40. “ribbons,” IV, 2, 37. “liveries,” Merch. II, 2, 117. “fustian,” Shr. IV, 1, 49. “map,” Tw. III, 2, 85. “a fine n. prince,” Wint. II, 1, 17. “chimney,” H4A II, 1, 3. “fresh and n.” III, 2, 55. “silk,” H4B I, 2, 222. “petticoat,” II, 2, 89. “link,” V, 1, 23. “snow,” Rom. III, 2, 19. “honours,” Mcb. I, 3, 144. “--est gloss,” I, 7, 34. “n. robes,” II, 4, 38. “this fresh n. sea-farer,” Per. III, 1, 41 etc. etc.
2) lately introduced to our knowledge, unknown before, recently discovered: “what's n. to speak, what n. to register,” Sonn. 108, 3. “thy pyramids built up with --er might,” 123, 2. “O brave n. world,” Tp. V, 183. “'tis n. to thee,” Tp. V, 183 “the remembrance of my former love is by a --er object quite forgotten,” Gent. II, 4, 195. “n. fashion,” LLL I, 1, 165. “all but n. things disdain,” All's I, 2, 61. “what old or --er torture,” Wint. III, 2, 178. “of the --est and finest wear,” IV, 4, 327. “how n. is husband in my mouth,” John III, 1, 305. so it (a vanity) “be n.” R2 II, 1, 25. “commit the oldest sins the --est kind of ways,” H4B IV, 5, 127. “n. customs,” H8 I, 3, 2. “opinions,” V, 3, 17. “sect,” V, 3, 17 “make n. nations,” V, 5, 53. “a n. Gorgon,” Mcb. II, 3, 77 etc.
3) renovated, repaired, additional, repeated: “I will furnish it anon with n. contents,” Tp. II, 2, 146. “a fortnight hold we this solemnity in nightly revels and n. jollity,” Mids. V, 377. “the next n. moon,” I, 1, 83. “there begins n. matter,” As IV, 1, 81. “n. flight,” John V, 4, 60. “with a n. wound in your thigh,” H4A V, 4, 131. “history his loss to n. remembrance,” H4B IV, 1, 204. “n. courage,” H6A III, 3, 87. “to my determined time thou gavest n. date,” IV, 6, 9. “made n. head,” Cor. III, 1, 1. “infuse n. life in me,” Tit. I, 461. “break to n. mutiny,” Tit. I, 461. “n. supplies of men,” Mcb. I, 2, 32. “each n. morn,” IV, 3, 4. “n. wars,” Ant. III, 4, 4 etc.
3) recently produced by change, other than before: “to mourn some --er way,” Lucr. 1365. “mine appetite I'll never more will grind on --er proof,” Sonn. 110, 11. “n. faith torn in vowing n. hate after n. love bearing,” 152, 3. 152, 3 “Caliban has a n. master: get a n. man,” Tp. II, 2, 189. “plead a n. state in thy unrivalled merit,” Gent. V, 4, 144. “he hath every month a n. sworn brother,” Ado I, 1, 73. “to seek n. friends,” Mids. I, 1, 219. “thy n. master,” Merch. II, 3, 6. II, 4, 18. seek no n. (fortune) III, 2, 135. “my n. mistress,” As III, 2, 92. All's II, 3, 258. “a hazard of n. fortunes,” John II, 71. “n. exactions,” R2 II, 1, 249. “as I intend to thrive in this n. world,” IV, 78 (changed by the events lately happened). “n. care won,” IV, 78 “win a n. world's crown,” V, 1, 24. “in this n. spring of time,” V, 2, 50. “God make thee n.” V, 3, 146. “n. broils,” H4A I, 1, 3. “by n. act of parliament,” H6C II, 2, 91. “they have all n. legs, and lame ones,” H8 I, 3, 11. “a n. father,” Mcb. IV, 2, 63. “n. widows,” IV, 3, 5. “a --er friend,” Oth. III, 4, 181.
4) received or instated since a short time: “once more, n. servant, welcome,” Gent. II, 4, 118. “the n. governor,” Meas. I, 2, 161. Meas. I, 2, 161 “the n. gloss of your marriage,” Ado III, 2, 6. “my n. interest here,” Merch. III, 2, 224. “the n. duke,” As I, 1, 105. “my n. mistress,” Shr. IV, 1, 26. “his n. bride,” H6B I, 1, 252. “am become as n. into the world,” Troil. III, 3, 12. “he can report of the revolt the --est state,” Mcb. I, 2, 3. “what's the --est grief,” IV, 3, 174. “here comes --er comfort,” V, 8, 53 etc.
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