Meaning of approof | Babel Free

Definitions

1. trial; proof; testimony; affirmation.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
2. approval; commendation
   archaic, countable, uncountable

Examples

“A man so absolute in my approof, / That nature hath reserv'd small dignity, / That he enjoys not.”

“His good remembrance, sir, / Lies richer in your thoughts than on his tomb; / So in approof lives not his epitaph / As in your royal speech.”

“So popular did this volume become⟳, as to pass⟳ through eight successive editions in the reign of Elizabeth; and it has lately been revived, under every editorial advantage, by the joint care of Sir Egerton Brydges and Mr. Haslewood, whose taste⟳ and accuracy need⟳ not my approof.”

“O perilous mouths, / That bear⟳ in them one and the selfsame tongue, / Either of condemnation or approof,”

“But above all, his own⟳ works testifie of him to this day, and clearly demonstrate⟳, that what respect⟳ the world, and what approof and commendations Authours have⟳ given him, was not affected but well deserved”

“O GENTLE Maiden! may an humble Muse / That oft hath sought thy fair Approof to gain⟳ / One look⟳ benign from thy meek eye obtain⟳ / While now she culls the flowrets Nature strews / All in her simple Walks, no cultur'd Plain.”

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