On English Homophones. Bridges Robert
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