Prithee, tell her but a workyday fortune. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
workyday — obs. var. workaday … Useful english dictionary
workaday — Workyday Work y*day , n. [See {Workday}, {Workingday}.] A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or a holiday. Also used adjectively. [Written also {workiday}, and {workaday}.] [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Prithee, tell her but … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
workiday — Workyday Work y*day , n. [See {Workday}, {Workingday}.] A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or a holiday. Also used adjectively. [Written also {workiday}, and {workaday}.] [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Prithee, tell her but … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
workaday — adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier workyday, from obsolete workyday, noun workday Date: 1554 1. of, relating to, or suited for working days < workaday clothes > 2. ordinary, prosaic < workaday activities > < a workaday life > … New Collegiate Dictionary
workaday — work|a|day [ˈwə:kədeı US ˈwə:r ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: workyday (16 19 centuries), from workyday working day (16 19 centuries), from workeday (12 16 centuries), from work + day] ordinary and not interesting = ↑everyday… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Workaday — Work a*day , n. See {Workyday}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
