nectared

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Etymology

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From nectar +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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nectared (comparative more nectared, superlative most nectared)

  1. containing nectar.
    • 1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “A Mask Presented at Ludlow-Caſtle, 1634.”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, [], London: [] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, [], →OCLC, page 96:
      How charming is divine Philoſophy! / Not harſh, and crabbed as dull fools ſuppoſe, / But muſical as is Apollo's lute, / And a perpetual feaſt of nectar'd ſweets, / Where no crude ſurfet raigns.

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