valurous
English
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editvalurous (comparative more valurous, superlative most valurous)
- (obsolete) valuable
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
- Thy Garments ſhall be made of Medean ſilke,
Enchaſt with precious iewels of mine owne:
More rich and valurous than Zenocrates.