This text is part of:
imp vb.: properly a term of falconry, to engraft feathers in the wing of a bird so as to make good losses and deficiencies and thus restore or improve the powers of flight R2 II. i. 292 “Imp out our drooping country's broken wing.”
A Shakespeare Glossary. C. T. Onions. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1911.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
