[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

if \if\, conj. oe. if, gif, as. gif; akin to ofries. ief, gef,
   ef, os. ef, of, d. of, or, whether, if, g. ob whether, if,
   ohg. oba, ibu, icel. ef, goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative
   particle; properly a case form of a noun meaning, doubt cf.
   ohg. iba doubt, condition, icel. if, ef, ifi, efi, and
   therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.
   1. in case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; --
      introducing a condition or supposition.
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            tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer,
            assist, if oedipus deserve thy care. --pope.
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            if thou be the son of god, command that these stones
            be made bread.                        --matt. iv. 3.
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   2. whether; -- in dependent questions.
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            uncertain if by augury or chance.     --dryden.
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            she doubts if two and two make four.  --prior.
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   as if, but if. see under as, but.
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see also:
as if but if as but 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

but \but\ bu^t, prep., adv.  conj. oe. bute, buten, as.
   b=utan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be-
   + =utan outward, without, fr. =ut out. primarily,
   b=utan, as well as =ut, is an adverb. root198. see
   by, out; cf. about.
   1. except with; unless with; without. obs.
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            so insolent that he could not go but either spurning
            equals or trampling on his inferiors. --fuller.
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            touch not the cat but a glove.        --motto of the
                                                  mackintoshes.
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   2. except; besides; save.
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            who can it be, ye gods but perjured lycon? --e.
                                                  smith.
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   note: in this sense, but is often used with other particles;
         as, but for, without, had it not been for. "uncreated
         but for love divine." --young.
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   3. excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it
      not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
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            and but my noble moor is true of mind . . . it were
            enough to put him to ill thinking.    --shak.
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   4. otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a
      negative, with that.
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            it cannot be but nature hath some director, of
            infinite power, to guide her in all her ways.
                                                  --hooker.
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            there is no question but the king of spain will
            reform most of the abuses.            --addison.
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   5. only; solely; merely.
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            observe but how their own principles combat one
            another.                              --milton.
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            if they kill us, we shall but die.    --2 kings vii.
                                                  4.
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            a formidable man but to his friends.  --dryden.
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   6. on the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still;
      however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of
      sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or
      less exceptive or adversative; as, the house of
      representatives passed the bill, but the senate dissented;
      our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
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            now abideth faith hope, charity, these three; but
            the greatest of these is charity.     --1 cor. xiii.
                                                  13.
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            when pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the
            lowly is wisdom.                      --prov. xi. 2.
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   all but. see under all.

   but and if, but if; an attempt on the part of king james's
      translators of the bible to express the conjunctive and
      adversative force of the greek ?.
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            but and if that servant say in his heart, my lord
            delayeth his coming; . . . the lord of that servant
            will come in a day when he looketh not for him.
                                                  --luke xii.
                                                  45, 46.
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   but if, unless. obs. --chaucer.
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            but this i read, that but if remedy
            thou her afford, full shortly i her dead shall see.
                                                  --spenser.
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   syn: but, however, still.

   usage: these conjunctions mark opposition in passing from one
          thought or topic to another. but marks the opposition
          with a medium degree of strength; as, this is not
          winter, but it is almost as cold; he requested my
          assistance, but i shall not aid him at present.
          however is weaker, and throws the opposition as it
          were into the background; as, this is not winter; it
          is, however, almost as cold; he required my
          assistance; at present, however, i shall not afford
          him aid. the plan, however, is still under
          consideration, and may yet be adopted. still is
          stronger than but, and marks the opposition more
          emphatically; as, your arguments are weighty; still
          they do not convince me. see except, however.
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   note: "the chief error with but is to use it where and is
         enough; an error springing from the tendency to use
         strong words without sufficient occasion." --bain.
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see also:
by out about all but all but and if 
but if but however still except 

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