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941 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1182.2 (Matthew Henry)
… . A counterfeit lamb is mentioned as rising out of the earth in the last chapter, which was really a dragon; here Christ appears as the true paschal Lamb, to show …
942 Torrey’s Topical Index, Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit.12
Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Counterfeited by Antichrist Matthew 24:24; 2Thessalonians 2:9; Revelation 13:13;
943 Etymology dictionary, p. bad (adj.).2
… , vicious; counterfeit;" from 13c. in surnames ( William Badde, Petri Badde, Asketinus Baddecheese, Rads Badinteheved ). Rare before 1400, and evil was more common …
944 Etymology dictionary, p. bogus (adj.).2
"counterfeit, spurious, sham," 1839, from a noun (1838) meaning "counterfeit money, spurious coin," American English slang, apparently from a word applied (according to OED first in Ohio in 1827) to a counterfeiter's apparatus.
945 Etymology dictionary, p. brummagem (adj.).2
"cheap and showy," 1829, from a noun formed from the vulgar pronunciation (noted by 1800) of Birmingham, England, in reference to articles mass-manufactured there. The word also recalls Birmingham's old reputation for counterfeiting.
946 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeit (v.).1
counterfeit (v.)
947 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeit (v.).3
… ." Related: Counterfeited; counterfeiting .
948 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeiting (n.).1
counterfeiting (n.)
949 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeiting (n.).2
"act or fact of feigning or making a copy of," especially with intent to deceive or defraud; verbal noun from counterfeit (v.). Earlier was counterfeiture (early 14c.).
950 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeiter (n.).1
counterfeiter (n.)
951 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeiter (n.).2
early 15c., "one who imitates or makes a copy of," especially with intent to deceive or defraud, agent noun from counterfeit (v.).
952 Etymology dictionary, p. counterfeit (adj.).1
counterfeit (adj.)
953 Etymology dictionary, p. crank (n.).3
… slang counterfeit crank "one who shams sickness to get charity" (1560s). OED notes that "the 16th c. vagabonds' cant contains words taken directly from Continental …
954 Etymology dictionary, p. derringer (n.).2
"short-barreled, large-caliber pistol," very effective at close range, 1850, for Henry Deringer (1786-1868), U.S. gunsmith who invented it in the 1840s. The prevailing misspelled form is how his name appeared on the many counterfeits and imitations.
955 Etymology dictionary, p. *dhe-.3
… ; confetti; counterfeit; deed; deem; deface; defeasance; defeat; defect; deficient; difficulty; dignify; discomfit; do (v.); doom; -dom; duma; edifice; edify; efface; effect …
956 Etymology dictionary, p. disguise (v.).3
… a counterfeit form or appearance." Originally primarily "to put out of one's usual manner" (of dress, etc.), "change one's appearance;" a sense preserved in phrase …
957 Etymology dictionary, p. dud (n.).2
… to "counterfeit thing," and 1908 to "useless, inefficient person or thing." This led naturally in World War I to "shell which fails to explode," and thence to "expensive …
958 Etymology dictionary, p. dummy (n.).2
… ," hence "counterfeit object, something that imitates a reality for mechanical purposes." In card games (originally whist, later bridge) "exposed hand of cards …
959 Etymology dictionary, p. fake.2
… (1775, "counterfeit"), verb (1812, "to rob"), and noun (1851, "a swindle;" of persons 1888, "a swindler"), but probably older. A likely source is feague "to spruce up by artificial …
960 Etymology dictionary, p. falsify (v.).2
… falsify, counterfeit" (15c.), from Late Latin falsificare "make false, corrupt," from Latin falsus "erroneous, mistaken" (see false ). Meaning "to make false" is from c …