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1. aam, n. View full entry a1400
...A Dutch and German liquid measure of varying capacity, ranging in different continental cities from 37 to 44 imperial gallons (168.2 to 200.2 litres) and used in Britain for Rhenish wine; (also)...
2. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
3. acetable, n. View full entry c1429
...Roman Hist. = acetabulum1....
4. acetabulum, n. View full entry a1398
...Roman Hist.A cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table.A measure of capacity for liquids and dry granular substances, equal to one-eighth of a sextary (sextary...
5. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
6. acreage, n. View full entry a1784
...Extent or amount of acres; acres collectively or in the abstract. Also concr.: a tract or plot of land....
7. † again-, comb. form View full entry OE
...Against, in opposition to. Also: opposite (rare)....
8. air mile, n. View full entry 1919
...A nautical mile used as a measure of distance flown by aircraft....
9. alabaster, n. and adj. View full entry c1384
...An ornamental stone consisting of a fine-grained, compact, translucent form of gypsum or (esp. with reference to ancient artefacts) calcite, typically white or tinted or clouded with yellow, red, and other colours,...
10. ale, n. View full entry eOE
...Any beer other than lager, stout, or porter; spec. beer brewed by top fermentation. Also: a type of this....
11. alnage, n. View full entry 1418
...The fee or duty charged for alnage (sense 2) of cloth; the revenue raised by this means....
12. altigraph, n. View full entry 1914
...An altimeter, esp. one that produces a graphical record of its measurements....
13. altimeter, n. View full entry ?1768
...An instrument for measuring vertical extents or angles (cf. altitude14). Now rare....
14. altimetric, adj. View full entry 1865
...Relating to or involving altimetry; = altimetrical...
15. altimetry, n. View full entry a1393
...The measurement of altitude or height; spec. the measurement of the altitude of something relative to sea level, or of the variation of altitude over an area....
16. † ˈamber, n.2 View full entry c700
...‘A vessel with one handle’; a pail, bucket, pitcher, urn....
17. amphora, n. View full entry a1475
...Classical Hist. A two-handled vessel, of various shape, used by the ancients for holding wine, oil, etc....
18. † amphore, n. View full entry 1382
...= amphora1....
19. and, conj.1, adv., and n.1 View full entry eOE
...Simply connective....
20. angular, adj. View full entry 1597
...Having an angle or angles, sharp-cornered....
