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1. absent, v. View full entry a1425
...intr. To withdraw, remove oneself; to stay away. In later use chiefly S. Asian....
2. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
3. agitation, n. View full entry 1547
...The state or condition of being moved backwards and forwards repeatedly; commotion, disturbance, perturbation; an instance of this....
4. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
5. apex, n.1 View full entry 1604
...(As in Latin.) rare....
6. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
7. beno, n. View full entry 1903
...In the Philippine Islands: = aguardiente Also Comb....
8. bio-, comb. form View full entry 1808
...With the sense ‘biographical’, ‘comprising elements of biography’....
9. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
10. communal, adj. View full entry a1470
...Common, unanimous. Obs....
11. laˈdronism, n. View full entry 1902
...In the Philippine Islands, organized resistance to law or authority among the native population....
12. mace, n.3 View full entry 1598
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a traditional unit of weight (about 2.4 grams or 37 grains), normally one-sixteenth of a tael; (hence) a gold or silver coin of this weight; a monetary unit...
13. mail, n.2 View full entry c1275
...A bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag, a portmanteau. In later use Sc. and U.S. in pl.: baggage. †Also fig....
14. maistry, n. View full entry 1798
...A master-workman, a foreman; (also) a skilled workman, such as a cook, a tailor, etc....
15. mango, n.1 (and adj.) View full entry 1582
...The fruit of the mango tree (see sense 2), a sweet orange-fleshed drupe which is much eaten as dessert, especially in the tropics, and is used in its unripe state...
16. marriage, n. View full entry c1300
...The condition of being a husband or wife; the relation between persons married to each other; matrimony....
17. may, v.1 View full entry eOE
...intr....
18. medico, n. View full entry 1689
...A medical practitioner; a medical officer. Also: a medical student. Now chiefly slang or humorous (exc. S. Asian)....
19. mil, n.1 View full entry 1849
...A coin with a value equivalent to one-thousandth of the basic monetary unit. Cf. mill...
20. minor, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Used chiefly as postmodifier....
