Obs. In 6 babelary, bablarie, -erie. [f. BABBLE v. + -RY; cf. F. babillerie in Cotgr.] Idle chatter, babble, prating.
1532. More, Confut. Tindale, Wks. 494/1. A longe babelary, parte to no purpose and parte plaine heresie.
1567. Drant, Horace Epist., II. ii. H iv. He kills me with his bablarie.
1593. Stubbes, Motive Gd. Wks., 115. Deceyve the world no longer with your bableries for filthy lucre sake.
¶ Confused with BABERY or BAUBLERY.
1583. Stubbes, Anat. Abus., M ij b. Wherin is painted some babblerie or other of imagery woork. Ibid., 222. Toyes, fantasies, and bableries.
