The difference between Nones and Stound
When used as nouns, nones means the notional first-quarter day of a roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (march, may, quintilis or july, and october) and on the 5th day of all other months, whereas stound means an hour.
Stound is also verb with the meaning: to hurt, pain, smart.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nones and Stound
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Nones as a noun (historical, often, _, capitalized):
The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.
Examples:
"The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd."
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Nones as a noun (historical, sometimes, _, capitalized):
The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
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Nones as a noun (Christian):
The divine office appointed to the hour.
Examples:
"The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the [[Septuagint]] at nones."
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Nones as a noun (obsolete):
the sixth hour after dawn; midday (12 pm).
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Nones as a noun (obsolete):
a meal eaten around noon.
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Nones as a noun:
atheists or those without religious affiliation.
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Stound as a noun (chronology, obsolete, or, dialectal):
An hour.
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Stound as a noun (obsolete):
A tide, season.
Examples:
"rfquotek Chaucer"
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Stound as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal):
A time, length of time, hour, while.
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Stound as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal):
A brief span of time, moment, instant.
Examples:
"Listen to me a little stound."
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Stound as a noun:
A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.
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Stound as a noun (dialectal):
A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack.
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Stound as a noun (by extension):
A stroke or blow (from an object or weapon); a lashing; scourging
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Stound as a noun:
A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.
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Stound as a noun:
Astonishment; amazement.
Examples:
"rfquotek Edmund Spenser"
"rfquotek John Gay"
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Stound as a verb (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive):
To hurt, pain, smart.
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Stound as a verb (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive):
To be in pain or sorrow, mourn.
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Stound as a verb (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive):
To long or pine after, desire.
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Stound as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To stand still; stop.
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Stound as a verb (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal):
To stop to listen; pause.
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Stound as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):
A stand; a stop.
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Stound as a noun:
A receptacle for holding small beer.