Chapter VII: Homophones Due Only to an Inflected Form of a Word. Comparatives

OF ADJECTIVES, &C.

adze, adds.
art (_s._), art (_v._).
bard, barred.
band, banned.
battels, battles (_bis_).
baste, based.
baize, bays (_bis_).
bent, bent (_pp. bend_).
bean, been.
blue, blew.
bode, bowed.
bold, bowled, bolled (_obs._).
bald, bawled.
braid, brayed.
bread, bred.
brood, brewed.
bruise, brews.
depose, dépôts.
divers (_adj._), divers (_plu._).
dug (_teat_), dug (fr. _dig_).
duct, ducked.
dust, dost.
daze, days.
daisies, dazes (_both inflected_).
doze, does (_plu. of doe_).
aloud, allowed.
fort, fought.
found (_v._), found (fr. _find_)
phase, fays (_pl. of fay_).
felt (_stuff_), felt (fr. _feel_)
furze, firs, and furs.
feed (_s. and v._), fee'd.
flatter (_v._), flatter (_adj._).
phlox, flocks.
phrase, frays.
guise, guys (_plu._).
gaud, gored.
gauze, gores.
guest, guessed.
glose, glows.
ground (_s._), ground (fr. _grind_).
graze, greys.
greaves, grieves.
groan, grown.
grocer, grosser.
hire, higher.
herd, heard.
hist, hissed.
hose, hoes.
hawse (_naut._), haws, &c.
eaves, eves.
use (_v._), ewes, yews.
candid, candied.
clove (_s._), clove (fr. _cleave_).
clause, claws.
cold, coaled.
courser, coarser.
court, caught.
cause, cores, caws.
coir, coyer (fr. _coy_).
crew (_s._), crew (fr. _crow_).
quartz, quarts.
lighter (_s._), lighter (fr. _light, adj._).
lax, lacks, &c.
lapse, laps, &c.
lade (_v._), laid.
lane, lain.
lead (_mineral_), led.
left (_adj._), left (fr. _leave_).
Lent, leant, lent (fr. _lend_).
least, leased.
lees (_of wine_), leas, &c.
lynx, links.
mind, mined.
madder (_plant_), madder (fr. _mad_).
mustard, mustered.
maid, made.
mist, missed.
mode, mowed.
moan, mown.
new, knew, &c.
nose, knows, noes.
aught (_a whit_), ought (fr. _owe_).
pact, packed.
paste, paced.
pervade, purveyed.
pyx, picks.
please, pleas.
pause, paws, pores.
pride, pried [_bis_].
prize, pries.
praise, prays, preys.
rouse, rows.
rasher (_bacon_), rasher (fr. _rash_).
raid, rayed.
red, read (_p. of to read_).
rex, wrecks, recks.
road, rode, rowed.
rote, wrote.
rove (_v. of rover_), rove (fr. _reeve_).
rose, rows (_var._), roes (_var._), rose (_v._).
ruse, rues (fr. _rue_).
side, sighed.
size, sighs.
scene, seen.
seize, seas, sees.
sold, soled (_both inflected_).
sword, soared.
sort, sought.
span (_length_), span (fr. _spin_).
spoke (_of wheel_), spoke (fr. _speak_).
stole (_s._), stole (fr. _steal_).
stove (_s._), stove (fr. _stave_).
tide, tied.
tax, tacks (_various_).
tact, tacked.
tease, teas, tees.
toad, towed, toed.
told, tolled.
tract, tracked.
trust, trussed.
chaste, chased (_various_).
choose, chews.
throne, thrown.
through, threw.
wild, wiled.
wind (_roll_), whined.
wax, whacks.
wade, weighed.
weld, welled.
word, whirred.
wilt (_wither_), wilt (fr. _will_).
ward, warred.
wont, won't.
warn, worn.

VIII. 'FALSE HOMOPHONES' [SEE P. 4], DOUBTFUL DOUBLETS, &C.

beam, beam (_of light_).
bit (_horse_), bit (_piece_), bit (fr. _bite_).
brace, brace.
diet, diet.
deck (_cover_), deck (_adorn_).
deal (_various_).
dram (_drink_), drachm.
drone (_insect_), drone (_sound_).
jest, gest (_romance, and obs. senses_).
jib (_sail_), jib (_of horses_).
fine (_adj., v. senses_), fine (_mulct_).
flower, flour.
fleet (_s._), fleet (_adj._), Fleet (_stream_).
grain (_corn_), grain (_fibre_).
indite, indict.
incense (_v. =cense_), incense (_incite_).
kind (_adj._), kind (_s._).
canvas, canvass.
cuff (_sleeve_), cuff (_strife_).
cousin, cozen.
cord, chord (_music_).
coin, coign.
cotton (_s._), cotton (_v._).
crank (_s._), crank (_adj._).
quaver (_v._), quaver (_music_).
levy, levee.
litter (_brood_), litter (_straw_).
mantle (_cloak_), mantle (_shelf_).
mess (_confusion_), mess (_table_).
mussel, muscle.
nail (_unguis_), nail (_clavus_).
patent (_open_), patent (_monopoly_).
pommel (_s._), pummel (_v._).
refrain (_v._), refrain (_s., in verse_).
retort (_reply_), retort (_chemical vessel_).
second (_number_), second (_of time_).
squall (_v._), squall (_a gale_).
slab (_s._), slab (_adj._).
smart (_s. and v., sting_), smart (_adj._).
stave (_of barrel_), stave (_of music_), [_stave in (v.)_].
stick (_s._), stick (_v._).
stock (_stone_), stock (_in trade_), &c.
strut (_a support_), strut (_to walk_).
share (_division_), share (_plough_).
sheet (_sail and clew_), sheet (_-anchor_).
shear (_clip_), sheer (_clear_), sheer off (_deviate_).
tack (_various_), tack (_naut._).
ton, tun.
wage (_earnings_), wage (_of war_).