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Webster 1913 Edition
Vagary
Va-ga′ry
(vȧ-gā′ry̆ or văg′ȧ-rē̍)
, Noun.
pl.
Vagaries
(vȧ-gā′rĭz or văg′ȧ-rē̍z)
. [L.
vagari
to stroll about. See Vague
.] 1.
A wandering or strolling.
[Obs.]
2.
Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose.
“The vagaries of a child.” Spectator.
They changed their minds,
Flew off, and into strange
Flew off, and into strange
vagaries
fell. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vagary
VAGA'RY
,Noun.
They chang'd their minds, flew off, and into strange vagaries fell.