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Baconian (iou) and aloft (iou)


Baconian (iou)



Baconian adjective & noun. E19.
[from Bacon (see below) + -IAN.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) or the experimental or inductive system of philosophy propounded by him. E19.
Designating or pertaining to the theory that Bacon wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare. L19.
b. noun. An adherent of Bacon's philosophical system, or of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare's plays. M19.

aloft (iou)



aloft adverb, pred. adjective, & preposition. ME.
[Old Norse a lopt(i) from a in, on, to + lopt air, sky, LOFT noun (corresp. to Old English LIFT noun1, Old High German luft, Gothic luftus air).]
A. adverb & pred. adjective.
gen. Of position: high up, at a relatively great elevation. ME.
gen. Of direction: into the air; upward. ME.
In or to heaven. arch. exc. as below. ME.
go aloft: see GO verb.
Nautical. On or to a higher part of a ship; into the rigging. ME.
In the sky, above the horizon. ME-L16.
In the ascendant, prevailing. LME-E17.
On the top, on the surface. LME-E18.
In a loud voice; in a lofty tone. LME-E17.
b. preposition. Above, over; high up in. Long rare. LME.
Shakespeare King John I was amaz'd Under the tide; but now I breathe again Aloft the flood. M. Peake A pale sun..was hung aloft an empty and faded sky.