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1. 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....
2. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
3. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
4. burgher, n. View full entry ?1555
...An inhabitant of a burgh, borough, or corporate town; a citizen. Chiefly used of continental towns, but also of English boroughs, in a sense less technical than burgess. Now somewhat...
5. chimney, n. View full entry a1330
...A fireplace or hearth. Obs. exc. dial....
6. guard, n. View full entry 1412
...Keeping, guardianship, custody, ward. to take guard: to take care. Obs....
7. history, n. View full entry eOE
...A written narrative constituting a continuous chronological record of important or public events (esp. in a particular place) or of a particular trend, institution, or person's life. Common in the titles of...
8. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
9. medical, adj. and n. View full entry 1646
...Of, relating to, or designating the science or practice of medicine in general, or its practitioners....
10. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
11. need, n.1 View full entry eOE
...Violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon a person. Obs....
12. news, n. View full entry a1382
...New things; novelties. Obs....
13. one, adj., n., and pron. View full entry eOE
...Designating a person who or thing which consists of a single individual or unit, without the addition of another of the same kind; single and integral in number....
14. press, n.1 View full entry lOE
...A device for compressing, flattening, giving a denser consistency to, holding, or shaping a substance by exerting pressure. Freq. with modifying word indicating the purpose of the instrument, the thing pressed, or...
15. reach, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
16. reserve, n. and adj. View full entry 1607
...In troops of reserve (also brigades of reserve, etc.): troops or parts of a military force which are withheld from action to serve as later reinforcements, or as...
17. road, n. View full entry eOE
...The action or an act of riding on horseback. Also: a period of riding; a journey on horseback, a ride. Obs....
18. roundel, n. View full entry c1300
...A circle or ring drawn, marked out, or formed in some way. Now Eng. regional and rare....
19. shoe, n. View full entry c725
...An outer covering for the human foot, normally made of leather (but often of other materials) and consisting of a more or less stiff sole and a lighter upper part. Chiefly in...
20. short, adj., n., and adv. View full entry c888
...Having small longitudinal extent; measuring little along its greatest dimension, or from end to end. Opposed to long....
