steepe

Then they steepe it first in sea water, washing it afterward with fresh water, and so it is made very good and sauorie paste, whereof they make either meat or bread, as they thinke good.

The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

Wherevpon, much dust being raised, which stopped our eyes and vtterly depriued vs of sight, and our men and horses pressing so sore one vpon the necke of another, plunged themselues on the sudden into such a steepe and dangerous valley, that treading one vpon another, they quelled to death not onely a multitude of the common souldiours, but diuers most honourable personages, and some of our neere kinsmen.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

A good dayes iourney thence is a steepe mountaine, ouer which is no passage, sauing by one narrow path called Demir Capi, which was in times past called the yron gate.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Of all steepe hills and pinnacles thrust up themselves for shows,

The Iliad of Homer 2003

This Castle taketh the iust compasse of the hill, and no other hill neere it, it is so steepe downe, and so high and ragged, that it will tyre any man or euer he be halfe way vp.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Goat climbing the steepe and craggy mountaines of pietie and vertue; A victorious King, overcoming the world and his lusts: _Salomon_ in all his royalty, is not cloathed like one of these in his fiery Charriot.

A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of Zeale In a Sermon Preached at a Generall Visitation at Ipswich Samuel Ward

Downe this steepe hill, spends time with equall profit.

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman

You pass on to the Riverhead as they Call it, a fine spring of Cleare water yt runs thence in a Little River. this is at the foote of a great hill Called Madam Scott hill so steepe as seldome is Either Rode down or up, and few Coaches but gaines the top of it by a Compass round it wch is steep Enough.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

But its a Certaine gaine to ye poore people – every one gives them something for bringing them moss and ye stones, but lest they should in length of tyme be quite gather'd up they take Care to replenish it dayly from some mossy hill and so stick it along ye sides of ye well – there is good streames runs from it and by meanes of steepe descent runs down and turns mills.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

There is a very good pitch'd Causey for foote people and horse, that is raised up high from the Road, and a very steepe Chaulky hill, from whence it has its name – the Chalk hill just as you Enter Dunstable.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888