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handfast |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Handfast \Hand"fast`\, n. 1. Hold grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. Contract; specifically, espousal. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Handfast \Hand"fast`\, a. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] --Bale. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Handfast \Hand"fast`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handfasted}; p. pr & vb n. {Handfasting}.] To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Handfast \Hand"fast`\, n. [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong. See {Fast}.] Strong; steadfast.[R.] --Carlyle.
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