| ← Older revision | Revision as of 22:22, 26 October 2011 |
| Line 21: | Line 21: |
| | #: "So '''keen''' and greedy to confound a man." -Shak. | | #: "So '''keen''' and greedy to confound a man." -Shak. |
| | # [[sharp]]; having a [[fine]] [[edge]] or point. | | # [[sharp]]; having a [[fine]] [[edge]] or point. |
| - | #: {{rfdate}} "That my '''keen''' knife see not the wound it makes." -Shak. | + | #*[[w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], [[s:The Tragedy of Macbeth/Act I#SCENE V. Inverness. Macbeth's castle.|''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', Act 1, Scene 5]]: |
| | + | #*:"That my '''keen''' knife see not the wound it makes." |
| | # [[acute]] of mind; sharp; [[penetrating]]; having or expressing mental acuteness. | | # [[acute]] of mind; sharp; [[penetrating]]; having or expressing mental acuteness. |
| | #: {{rfdate}} "To make our wits more '''keen'''." -Shak. | | #: {{rfdate}} "To make our wits more '''keen'''." -Shak. |