a.
Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy so true,
So faithful, love unequaled. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John i. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true. [ 1913 Webster ]
Out of true,
A true bill (Law),
True time.
adv. In accordance with truth; truly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See
n. A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title;
a.
a. Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. --
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n.
Under his tongue a truelove he bore. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Truelove knot,
n. The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]