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noun
- Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living.
- And teach customs which are not lawful. Acts xvi. 21.
- Moved beyond his , Gama said. Tennyson.
- A More honored in the breach than the observance. Shakespeare
- Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support.
- Let him have your , but not your votes. Addison.
- (context, law) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
- Usage is a fact. Custom is a law. There can be no without usage, though there may be usage without . Wharton.
- (context, obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
- Age can not wither her, nor stale Her infinite variety. Shakespeare
- The customary toll, tax, or tribute.
- Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; to whom . Rom. xiii. 7.
- (plurale tantum) Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported.
Translations: - Dutch: heffing, tol , accijns
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verb
- (context, obsolete) (transitive) To make familiar; to accustom.
- (context, obsolete) (transitive) To supply with customers.
- (context, obsolete) (transitive) To pay the customs of.
- (context, obsolete) (intransitive) To have a custom.
- On a bridge he custometh to fight. Spenser.
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adjective
- made in a different way from usual, specially to fit one's needs
- My feet are as big as powerboats, so I need shoes.
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