- Approof
- Approof Ap*proof", n. [See {Approve}, and {Proof}.]
1. Trial; proof. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Approval; commendation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Approof
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approof — ap·proof … English syllables
approof — aˈprüf, əˈ noun ( s) Etymology: from approve (I), after English prove: proof 1. archaic : trial … Useful english dictionary
ap|proof — «uh PROOF», noun. Archaic. 1. approval: »The self same tongue, Either of condemnation or approof (Shakespeare). 2. proof. ╂[< Old French aprove < aprover approve < Latin approbāre; see etym. under approbate (Cf. ↑approbate)] … Useful english dictionary
apprefe — variant of approof, Obs., proof … Useful english dictionary
