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1. † ˈbandel | bandle, n. View full entry 1598
...A swaddling-band....
2. † beˈswaddle, v. View full entry 1598
...To envelop in swaddling-clothes....
3. † bombasting, n. View full entry 1603
...Padding....
4. † caˈrosse, n. View full entry 1598
...A carriage, a caroche...
5. ˈchain-stitch, n. View full entry 1598
...In needlework: A kind of ornamental stitch resembling the links of a chain; the work so produced, chain-work....
6. † cingling, n. View full entry 1603
...Girdling, tight-lacing....
7. conˈditioner, n. View full entry 1598
...One that makes conditions, a bargainer. Obs....
8. contexture, n. View full entry 1603
...The action or process of weaving together or intertwining; the fact of being woven together; the manner in which this is done, texture....
9. designer, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who makes artistic designs; one who produces drawings and plans for the construction or creation of something according to aesthetic or functional criteria; (more generally) one who creates plans or...
10. † disenˈwrap, v. View full entry 1611
...trans. To free from that in which it is enwrapped; to unwrap....
11. dishevel, v. View full entry 1598
...trans. To loosen and throw about in disorder (hair and the like); to let (the hair) down....
12. dogwood, n. View full entry 1598
...Originally (more fully common dogwood): the plant Cornus sanguinea (family Cornaceae), a European shrub found in woods and hedgerows having dark red branches, white flowers, and...
13. embroidered, adj. View full entry 1591
...Of textile fabrics, leather, etc.: Adorned or variegated with figures of needlework. Also of the needlework itself....
14. † enˈmuffle, v. View full entry 1611
...trans. To muffle up....
15. entrammel, v. View full entry 1603
...trans....
16. filer, n.1 View full entry 1598
...One who files or works with a file; spec. †one who files down gold and silver coin....
17. † filoˈsetta, n. View full entry 1598
...? = filoselle...
18. foliage, n. View full entry 1598
...The leaves (of a plant or tree) collectively; leafage....
19. fringing, n. View full entry 1598
...The action of fringe; in quots. concr. = fringe1a. Also transf....
20. furry, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1598
...Of or composed of fur; consisting of furs....
