Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEARTH
DEARTH, n. [derth; See Dear.]
- Scarcity; as, a dearth of corn.
- Want; need; famine. – Shak.
- Barrenness; sterility; as, a dearth of plot. – Dryden.
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DEARTH, n. [derth; See Dear.]
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