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Command for silence, in court (Var.)
Answer for the clue "Command for silence, in court (Var.) ", 4 letters:
oyes
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Word definitions for oyes in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oyez \O"yez`\ ([=o]"y[e^]s`; 277), interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear ye. See Oyer .] Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times. [Written also oyes .]
Usage examples of oyes.
Her throat cramped again, and she closed her oyes and tested her head against his,.
But, after supper, when they had got a glass of the punch, their heels showed their mettle, and grannies danced with their oyes, holding out their hands as if they had been spinning with two rocks.