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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.

Bibliography Information
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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