What does exscribe mean?
Exscribe means (obsolete) To copy down onto paper; to transcribe..
Exscribe
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(obsolete) To copy down onto paper; to transcribe..
Example Sentences
1640-41, Ben Jonson, A Sonnet, to the Noble Lady, the Lady Mary Wroth, I that have been a lover, and could show it/ Though not in these, in rhymes not wholly dumb/ Since I exscribe your sonnets, am become/ A better lover, and much better poet.
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Word Forms
- exscribes
- exscribing
- exscribed
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1640-41, Ben Jonson, A Sonnet, to the Noble Lady, the Lady Mary Wroth, I that have been a lover, and could show it/ Though not in these, in rhymes not wholly dumb/ Since I exscribe your sonnets, am become/ A better lover, and much better poet.
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