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1. † aa, n.1 View full entry 1430
...A stream, a watercourse....
2. aaron, n.1 View full entry ?c1425
...The wild arum or cuckoo pint, Arum maculatum. Cf. arum...
3. Aaronical, adj. View full entry ?1549
...Of or relating to Aaron; Aaronic....
4. abac, n. View full entry 1890
...A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge....
5. abacinate, v. View full entry 1855
...trans. To blind by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes. Also in extended use....
6. abaciscus, n. View full entry 1753
...A square section containing part or all of the pattern of a mosaic pavement; (also) a single mosaic tile, a tessera. Now rare....
7. † aback, n. View full entry 1592
...A square section or area, sometimes containing an inscription....
8. abaction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away....
9. abaculus, n. View full entry 1868
...A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus...
10. abacus, n. View full entry a1387
...A board or tray strewn with sand in which numbers, letters, diagrams, etc., can be traced and erased. Cf. sandboard1, sand-table(a)sand2a. Now rare...
11. † abail, v.2 View full entry 1513
...trans. To reach, get to....
12. abaisance, n. View full entry a1486
...An act expressing deference or respect, usually a bending forwards of the body; a bow....
13. abalienate, v. View full entry a1555
...trans. To estrange or alienate in feeling; to cause to feel removed or distant. Also: to remove, distance. Freq. with from. Now rare....
14. abalienation, n. View full entry 1596
...Removal or transferral of feeling; estrangement, alienation....
15. abanderado, n. View full entry 1598
...A standard-bearer....
16. abandon, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To let go, give up, renounce (a pursuit, practice, possession, etc.); to cease to use, have, or practise....
17. † abannation, n. View full entry 1721
...= abannition...
18. † abannition, n. View full entry 1583
...An act or the action of banishing someone, usually for a year as a punishment for manslaughter....
19. abaptiston, n. View full entry 1688
...Any of various types of trepan designed to prevent sudden penetration into the brain; (also) the crown of a trepan (see crown15)....
20. † abarcy, n. View full entry 1730
...Insatiableness....
