teade

English

Etymology

Latin taeda, teda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd
• Homophone: teed

Noun

teade (plural teades)

1. (obsolete) Misspelling of tede (“torch”).
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     A burning teade.

References

• “teade”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• e-date, eated, teaed