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(1):

(n. pl.) The Amish Mennonites.

(2):

(a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly conformity". There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Amish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/amish.html. 1828.
 
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