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1. abacus, n. View full entry a1387
...A board or tray strewn with sand in which numbers, letters, diagrams, etc., can be traced and erased. Cf. sandboard1, sand-table(a)sand2a. Now rare...
2. 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...
3. actus, n. View full entry a1398
...A Roman linear measure of land, equal to 120 Roman feet (approx. 116.5 English feet or 35.5 metres). Also: a measure of land area equivalent to one half of a juger, or...
4. agger, n. View full entry a1398
...A heap of stones and earth, an earthwork, mound, or embankment; (Archaeol.) the raised rampart of a Roman camp; the raised part of a Roman road or causeway, with ditches...
5. Alban, n.1 and adj. View full entry a1387
...Ancient Hist. An inhabitant or citizen of Alba Longa, a city of ancient Latium....
6. Allobroges, n. View full entry a1387
...Ancient Hist. With pl. concord. A Gaulish people who occupied the region between the Rhône and Lake Geneva. Also occas. in sing.: a member of this people....
7. amˈpulla, n. View full entry a1398
...Roman Hist. The ancient vessel mentioned above....
8. canicular, adj. and n. View full entry 1398
...the days immediately preceding and following the heliacal (in modern times, according to some, the cosmical) rising of the dog-star (either Sirius or Procyon), which is about the 11th of August; the...
9. chipped, adj. View full entry 1398
...Chapped. Obs....
10. civil, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a1387
...Of warfare, conflict, etc.: occurring within a society or community; taking place between inhabitants of the same country or state, or between the populace and the ruling power; of or relating to...
11. commixtion, n. View full entry 1387
...The action of mixing or blending together, commingling. Obs....
12. congius, n. View full entry 1398
...Roman Hist. A measure for liquids, containing the eighth part of a Roman amphora, or about 7 pints....
13. conservation, n. View full entry a1398
...The action or process of conserving; preservation of life, health, perfection, etc.; (also) preservation from destructive influences, natural decay, or waste....
14. conservator, n. View full entry a1402
...An officer appointed to conserve or manage something; a keeper, administrator, trustee of some organization, interest, right, or resource; a member of a conservancy. Freq. in official or descriptive titles...
15. conserve, v. View full entry a1398
...trans....
16. consulate, n. View full entry a1387
...The government of Rome by consuls; the office, dignity, or position of the consuls....
17. consume, v.1 View full entry a1398
...trans. To cause to evaporate or disappear; to disperse. Also with away. Obs....
18. consumption, n. View full entry a1398
...The action or fact of destroying or being destroyed; destruction. Also: an instance of this....
19. core, n.1 View full entry 1398
...The dry horny capsule imbedded in the centre of the pulp and containing the seeds or pips of the apple, pear, quince, etc. (= colk)....
20. cyathus, n. View full entry 1398
...Ancient Greek Hist. and Roman Hist.: A cup or ladle used for drawing wine out of the crater or mixing-bowl; also, a measure (both dry and liquid)...
