1. noun /pɹuːf/
a) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
But the false Fox most kindly played his part,
b) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
For whatsoever mother-wit or art
2. adjective /pɹuːf/
a) Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge.
I ... have found thee Proof against all temptation. -.
This was a good, stout proof article of faith. -.
3. verb /pɹuːf/
a) To proofread.
b) To make resistant, especially to water.
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