otaheitan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

adj

Archaic

"Whether in Otaheitan groves accurst, / Or Europe's polisht scenes the fiend be nurst."
"[A]pparently Sandwich's Otaheitean servant, Omiah, had frequently observed the familiarities between the lovers and, although mute, reported the events in gestures and signs to Lord Sandwich who then threatened to cut her off."

From Otaheite + -an.

Otaheitans (plural) Otaheitean (alternative) more Otaheitan (comparative) most Otaheitan (superlative)

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