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1. abaht, adv. and prep. View full entry 1839
...About....
2. ablow, adv. and prep. View full entry 1829
...= below (in various senses)....
3. abthanage, n. View full entry 1862
...= abthanery...
4. actualité, n. View full entry 1839
...Topical interest, relevance, immediacy....
5. acushla, n. View full entry 1825
...As a form of address: (my) dear; darling. Cf. macushla...
6. aeger, adj. and n. View full entry 1835
...Of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at lectures, classes, etc., on account of illness....
7. aeroplane, n. View full entry 1866
...A flattened structure, originally plane but later aerodynamically curved, that forms the principal lifting surface of an aircraft; esp. a wing. Cf. aerofoil1plane5. Now ...
8. afforced, adj. View full entry 1881
...Of a group or body of people, esp. a deliberative assembly: strengthened by the addition of new members; reinforced....
9. affordance, n. View full entry 1879
...Eng. regional (Cumberland). The amount a person can afford to pay. Now rare....
10. afforestable, adj. View full entry 1887
...Of land: capable of being converted into forest or woodland....
11. airside, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 1862
...The side open to the air; the side on which there is air (as opposed to liquid, etc.)....
12. alanna, n. View full entry 1825
...As a familiar form of address or term of endearment: my child....
13. Albertopolis, n. View full entry 1860
...An informal name for: the area of South Kensington in London that is home to various cultural and educational institutions including the Natural History Museum, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Royal...
14. all-weather, adj. and n. View full entry 1874
...That undertakes or makes possible an activity in all kinds of weather; (of an activity) occurring or done in any kind of weather....
15. alow, adv.2 View full entry 1818
...In or into flames; ablaze, aflame. Freq. in to set alow. Also fig....
16. alpeen, n. View full entry 1811
...A stout stick or cudgel, esp. one with a knob at the end. Also more fully alpeen stick. Cf. shillelagh...
17. Americanese, n. View full entry 1863
...American English; English which contains many Americanisms....
18. Americanitis, n. View full entry 1882
...An attitude or psychological condition considered as particularly characteristic of Americans; esp. a condition or state of nervous tension and fatigue, perceived particularly to affect Americans as a result of...
19. aniline, n. View full entry 1850
...A chemical base important in the arts as the source of many beautiful dyes; obtained originally by distilling indigo with caustic potash, but subsequently from many other sources, especially coal-tar. A....
20. appleringie, n. View full entry 1808
...The aromatic herb southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum (family Asteraceae (Compositae)....
