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1. Alcoran, n. View full entry c1405
...The sacred book of Islam; = Qur'an Usu. with the. Now chiefly hist....
2. athanor, n. View full entry 1471
...A digesting furnace used by the alchemists, in which a constant heat was maintained by means of a tower which provided a self-feeding supply of charcoal. Also fig....
3. ˈazoth, n. View full entry 1477
...The alchemists' name for mercury, as the essential first principle of all metals....
4. cor, n.1 View full entry a1425
...A Hebrew and Phœnician measure of capacity, the same that was in earlier times called the homer, containing ten ephahs or baths = about 9½ bushels (liquid) or 8 bushels...
5. El Nath, n. View full entry c1405
...The star α Arietis, the brightest star of the constellation Aries; (Astrol.) the first mansion of the moon....
6. † gerfaunt, n. View full entry c1400
...A giraffe....
7. khan, n.2 View full entry c1400
...In the East: A building (unfurnished) for the accommodation of travellers; a caravanserai....
8. † marah, n. View full entry a1500
...Bitterness, gall; a source of bitterness....
9. Ramadan, n. View full entry a1500
...The ninth month of the year in the Islamic calendar, during which Muslims observe strict fasting between dawn and sunset....
10. † resalgar, n. View full entry c1405
...= realgar...
11. sebesten, n. View full entry c1400
...The plum-like fruit of a tree of the genus Cordia (formerly Sebestena); a preparation of this used as a medicine. Also the tree itself. Also attrib....
