Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Proof (-'s)
pronounce (-d, pronouncing)prop (-s)
proof (-'s), n. [ME preve < OFr < late L. probāre, see prove, v.] (webplay: belief, firmness, knowledge, prove).
- Evidence; sign; indication; confirmation; validation; verification; certification; grounds for belief.
- Test; check; experiment; process for ascertaining the truth of a fact.
- Protection; defense; armor; covering.
- Firmness; stability; unshakeableness; immovability; steadiness; support.
- [Fig.] sight; perception; beholding an actual physical being.
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