Otherwhiles

Otherwhiles
Otherwhile Oth"er*while`, Otherwhiles Oth"er*whiles`, adv. At another time, or other times; sometimes; occasionally. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more. --Holland. [1913 Webster]


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  • otherwhiles — adverb see otherwhile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • otherwhiles —  sometimes. S …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • otherwhiles — adverb see otherwhile …   Useful english dictionary

  • Otherwhile — Oth er*while , Otherwhiles Oth er*whiles , adv. At another time, or other times; sometimes; occasionally. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more. Holland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • otherwhile — /udh euhr hwuyl , wuyl /, adv. Archaic. 1. at another time or other times. 2. sometimes. Also, otherwhiles. [1125 75; ME otherwhil, otherwhiles. See OTHER, WHILE] * * * …   Universalium

  • otherwhile — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb also otherwhiles ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: Middle English otherwhil, otherwhiles, from other + whil while or whiles, gen. of whil more at while 1. chiefly dialect : at another time …   Useful english dictionary

  • otherwhile — also otherwhiles adverb Date: 13th century chiefly dialect at another time …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sosigenes of Alexandria — was named by Pliny the Elder as the astronomer consulted by Julius Caesar for the design of the Julian calendar. It appears that little or nothing is known about him apart from two references in Pliny s Natural History. Some web sources say that… …   Wikipedia

  • whiles — conjunction archaic form of while. Origin ME: orig. in adverbs such as somewhiles formerly , otherwhiles at times …   English new terms dictionary

  • otherwhile — [uth′ərhwīl΄, uth′ərwīl΄] adv. Now Chiefly Dial. at some other time or times: also otherwhiles …   English World dictionary

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