a.
The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Neither count I my life dear unto myself. Acts xx. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]
And the last joy was dearer than the rest. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dear as remember'd kisses after death. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ I'll ] leave you to attend him: some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall. Macaulay.
In our dear peril. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
Or ever I had seen that day. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A dear one; lover; sweetheart. [ 1913 Webster ]
That kiss I carried from thee, dear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Dearly; at a high price. [ 1913 Webster ]
If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To endear. [ Obs. ] Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Bought at a high price;
variant of Dere, v. t. & n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Deary. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A darling. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Greatly beloved. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]