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1. adjective, adj. and n. View full entry a1398
...Grammar. That is an adjective (sense B. 1a)....
2. Alexandrine, n.1 and adj.1 View full entry a1387
...= Alexandrian (in various senses)....
3. alter, v. View full entry a1398
...trans....
4. alteration, n. View full entry a1398
...The action or process of altering or being altered; an instance of this....
5. alum, n.1 View full entry a1398
...An astringent mineral salt, typically occurring as colourless or whitish crystals, that is used as a mordant for dyeing, in tanning, for sizing paper and fireproofing materials, in water purification, and in...
6. animal, n. View full entry a1398
...A living organism which feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and a nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli; any living creature, including man....
7. application, n. View full entry a1398
...The action of bringing something to bear upon a person or thing with practical results; the action of causing something to affect a person or thing....
8. apt, adj. View full entry 1398
...Fitted (materially), fitting. rare....
9. Argus, n. View full entry 1387
...A mythological person fabled to have had a hundred eyes. Hence, a very vigilant person, a watcher or guardian....
10. artificial, adj. and n. View full entry a1398
...Of a thing: made or constructed by human skill, esp. in imitation of, or as a substitute for, something which is made or occurs naturally; man-made....
11. asbestos, n. View full entry 1387
...‘The unquenchable stone’; a fabulous stone, the heat of which, when once kindled, was alleged to be unquenchable. (A distorted reference to the phenomena observed in pouring cold water on quick lime.)...
12. backed, adj. View full entry 1398
... Provided with a back, having a back, background, or backing; used particularly in compounds, e.g. broad-backed, pig-backed. Cf. hog-backed...
13. baking, n. View full entry 1398
...The action of the verb bake; the process of preparing bread; the hardening or ‘firing’ of earthenware. Also spec. in Typogr. (see quot.). Cf. baked...
14. bay, n.1 View full entry 1398
...A berry, a small fruit, esp. used of that of the laurel or bay-tree: see 2. Obs....
15. beaming, n. View full entry 1398
...Emission of beams of light, radiation, radiance....
16. beamy, adj. View full entry 1398
...Emitting beams of light, radiant; also fig....
17. black lead, n. View full entry a1398
...Lead, or a black or metallic lead ore such as galena, as distinct from tin (white lead). Now hist....
18. blanch, v.1 View full entry 1398
...trans. To make white, whiten: chiefly, in mod. use, by depriving of colour; to bleach. Also fig....
19. boa, n. View full entry 1398
...Zool. A genus of serpents native to the tropical parts of S. America, distinguished for their large size and immense muscular strength. They are destitute of poison fangs, and kill their...
20. bombyx, n. View full entry 1398
...The silkworm....
