Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old form of
valor .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Value.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
value
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Examples
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It is entirely the fault of CNN and gossip bloggy shows like it that valure attracting viewers over telling the truth.
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The men in valure not yeelding to the Scitha, the women in courage, passing the Amazons.
The More Things Change II Heo 2006
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And then Henry the king vpon the motion of Honorius the third, bishop of Rome, sent thither this earle Ranulph with a great power of armed souldiers, to further the enterprise of the Christians: whose valure in that warre (by the testimonie of Polidor Virgil) was marueilously commended of all men.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Vertue, say her slumbers marre _Iberias_ auncient valure, and infold Her wondred puissance, and her glorious deeds, In cowards habit, and ignoble weeds.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Gentlemen, as euery man highly commended them for their great valure, and discretion, and no lesse reioyced at this their fortunate succcsse.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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In this time there came a messenger from the king of Rachim to this Portugal Captaine, who saide in the behalfe of his king, that hee had heard of the courage and valure of him, desiring him gently that he would vouchsafe to come with the ship into his port, and comming thither he should be very wel intreated.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Magason, which house they call Godon which is made of brickes, and there they put all their goods of any valure, to saue them from the often mischances that there happen to houses made of such stuffe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Nor if my hart degenerate should yeeld, To entertaine an amorus thought of life, And so transport mine honour to the field, Where seeming valure dies by cowards knife, Yet zeale and conscience shall new forces build, And others soules, with my soule holdeth strife; For halfe my men, and all that draw sound breath, Are gone on shore, for foode to conquer death.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Not that the sayd wax or portraiture had any such force at all in it selfe, but that by the remembring of their woorthy actes, that flame was kindled in their noble breasts, and could neuer be quenched, vntill such time as their owne valure had equalled the fame and glory of their progenitors.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And within this place or Court are foure gilded houses couered with lead, and in euery one of these are certaine heathenish idoles of a very great valure.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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