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1. alpha, n. and adj. View full entry ?c1200
...(The name of) the first letter (Α, α) of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English a....
2. ˈfoliot, n. View full entry a1250
...? Foolish matter. Obs.rare....
3. needler, n. View full entry 1275
...Originally: a person who makes needles (disused). Now applied to various other occupations involving the handling of needles (see quots. 1921, 1970)....
4. physician, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A person who is trained and qualified to practise medicine; esp. one who practises medicine as opposed to surgery....
5. redding, n.2 View full entry 1292
...Red ochre used esp. for marking sheep; = ruddle; (also occas.) the action of marking sheep with this. Now chiefly Eng. regional....
6. row, n.2 View full entry a1250
...The quality of being rough, roughness. Also concr.: a rough surface or thing. Occas. in figurative context. Obs....
7. sound, n.3 View full entry 1297
...The sensation produced in the organs of hearing when the surrounding air is set in vibration in such a way as to affect these; also, that which is or may be heard;...
8. state, n. View full entry c1225
...The combination of circumstances or attributes belonging at a particular time to a person or thing; a particular manner or way of existing as defined by the presence of certain circumstances or...
