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1. ancient, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1366
...Of or belonging to time past, former, earlier, bygone. arch., exc. when approaching sense A. 2....
2. ball, n.1 View full entry 1166
...A rounded hill, a knoll. Now Eng. regional (south-west.)....
3. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
4. bone, n. View full entry a700
...The general name for each of the distinct parts which unitedly make up the skeleton or hard framework of the body of vertebrate animals....
5. 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...
6. chief, n. View full entry 1297
...lit. The head (of the body). Obs.rare....
7. dark, adj. View full entry OE
...Characterized by (absolute or relative) absence of light; devoid of or deficient in light; unilluminated; said esp. of night....
8. district, n. View full entry 1611
...Law. The territory under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord. Obs....
9. Etruscan, adj. and n. View full entry 1706
...Of or belonging to ancient Etruria or its people; absol. the language of the Etruscans (in quot. 1817 jocularly used for ‘Tuscan’)....
10. fall, v. View full entry c890
...intr. To drop from a high or relatively high position. Const. †in, into, to, on, upon; also, to the earth...
11. fee, n.2 View full entry c1330
...Feudal Law. An estate in land (in England always a heritable estate), held on condition of homage and service to a superior lord, by whom it is granted and in whom...
12. fisc | fisk, n. View full entry 1598
...Roman Hist. The public treasury of Rome; under the Empire, the imperial treasury or privy purse of the Emperor....
13. game, n. View full entry OE
...Amusement, delight, fun, mirth, sport. Often in game and glee, game and play, joy and game; also game and solace. upon her game...
14. great, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c888
...Composed of large particles; coarse of grain or texture. Of diet: Coarse, not delicate. In Old Cookery, applied sometimes to boiled meat in contradistinction to roast. Obs. exc....
15. hieroglyph, n. View full entry 1598
...A hieroglyphic character; a figure of some object, as a tree, animal, etc., standing for a word (or, afterwards, in some cases, a syllable or sound), and forming an element of a...
16. hieroglyphic, adj. and n. View full entry 1585
...Of the nature of an Egyptian or similar hieroglyph (sense 1); written in or consisting of hieroglyphics....
17. lachrymatory, adj. and n. View full entry 1658
...Of or pertaining to tears; tending to cause a flow of tears. Of a vase: Intended to contain tears....
18. lady, n. View full entry eOE
...The female head of a household; a woman who has authority over servants, attendants, or slaves (now chiefly arch. or hist.). Cf. lady of the house1a(a)...
19. Latin, adj. and n. View full entry c950
...Of or pertaining to Latium or the ancient Latins (or Romans)....
20. leaf, n.1 View full entry c825
...An expanded organ of a plant, produced laterally from a stem or branch, or springing from its root; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage....
