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1. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
2. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
3. alpha, n. and adj. View full entry ?c1200
...(The name of) the first letter (Α, α) of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English a....
4. anchor, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To secure (the ship) with an anchor; to place at, or bring to, anchor....
5. † ˈax-tree, n. View full entry a1230
...The axle-tree of a wheel. (Still dial.)...
6. back-, comb. form View full entry ?c1225
...General senses in combination....
7. backbone, n. View full entry a1300
...The vertebral column, the spine. to the backbone: thoroughly, completely....
8. backward, adv., adj., and n.2 View full entry a1300
...Of motion: In the direction of one's back or of that to which one's back is turned, as to lean backward, bend backward, fall backward, ...
9. bag, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A receptacle made of some flexible material closed in on all sides except at the top (where also it generally can be closed); a pouch, a small sack....
10. balance, n.1 View full entry 1297
...An apparatus for weighing, consisting of a beam poised so as to move freely on a central pivot, with a scale pan at each end....
11. bank, n.2 View full entry 1275
...A long seat for several to sit on, a bench, or form; a platform or stage to speak from. Obs. (Cf. mountebank)...
12. banner, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...prop. A piece of stout taffeta, or other cloth, attached by one side to the upper part of a long pole or staff, and used as the standard of an emperor,...
13. basin, n. View full entry c1220
...A circular vessel of greater width than depth, with sloping or curving sides, used for holding water and other liquids, especially for washing purposes. barber's basin: see barber2...
14. basket, n. View full entry a1300
...A vessel of wickerwork, made of plaited osiers, cane, rushes, bast, or other materials....
15. bearing, n. View full entry a1300
...The action of carrying or conveying. In Backgammon, see bear1d....
16. birth, n.1 View full entry c1200
...The bearing of offspring. Viewed as an act of the mother:...
17. bleach, v.1 View full entry c1200
...trans. To whiten (linen, etc.) by washing and exposure to sunlight, or by chemical processes....
18. bond, n.1 View full entry a1225
...Anything with which one's body or limbs are bound in restraint of personal liberty; a shackle, chain, fetter, manacle. arch. (and only in pl.)....
19. booth, n. View full entry c1200
...A temporary dwelling covered with boughs of trees or other slight materials. arch. in gen. sense....
20. bounce, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans.Obs....
