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1. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
2. Anglo-Vernacular, adj. View full entry 1841
...Designating an Indian school in which teaching is conducted in both English and Indian languages....
3. bindaas, adj. View full entry 1981
...Bold; independent; admired; fashionable....
4. bobbery, adj. View full entry 1873
...Of a pack of hounds: miscellaneous in breed or quality. Also more widely: poor, of indifferent quality, ‘scratch’. See also quot. 1934....
5. chota, adj. View full entry 1814
...Small; younger, junior; spec. applied to a ‘peg’ of whisky....
6. chow-chow, n. and adj. View full entry 1795
... A mixture or medley of any sort; e.g. mixed pickles or preserves. Also, food of any kind. India and China....
7. cutcha, adj. (and n.) View full entry 1834
...Imperfect, slight, temporary, makeshift (opp. to pucka, solid, substantial, permanent, etc.). As = Sun-dried brick, dried mud, as a material....
8. dumpoked, adj. View full entry 1696
...Applied to a steamed dish of boned and stuffed meat....
9. English, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry eOE
...Of or belonging to England (or Britain) or its inhabitants....
10. griffinish, adj. View full entry 1837
...Characteristic of a griffin....
11. griffish, adj. View full entry 1836
...Like a ‘griff’, inexperienced, ‘green’....
12. matriculate, adj. and n. View full entry 1487
...Matriculated. Obs....
13. matrimonial, adj. and n. View full entry 1449
...Of or relating to marriage....
14. Maurya, adj. and n. View full entry 1870
...Designating or belonging to a dynasty that ruled northern India from 321 to 184b.c....
15. Mauryan, adj. View full entry 1870
...Of or relating to the Maurya dynasty of northern India....
16. medical, adj. and n. View full entry 1646
...Of, relating to, or designating the science or practice of medicine in general, or its practitioners....
17. midnoon, n. and adj. View full entry 1580
...Midday; noon. In later use also: the middle of the day....
18. military, adj. and n. View full entry a1460
...Of or relating to warfare or defence; adapted to or connected with a state of war; designed for military use. Of, relating, or belonging to armed forces or an army (now freq....
19. mofussil, n. and adj. View full entry 1781
...Usu. with the. Originally: those parts of India outside the three Presidency capitals of the East India Company (Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras); (more generally) those parts of India outside any...
20. † mofussilite, n. and adj. View full entry 1828
...A native or inhabitant of the mofussil. Cf. mofussil...
