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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
3. absinthites, n. View full entry 1601
...A type of bitter wine flavoured with wormwood, often used medicinally. Cf. absinthe1....
4. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
5. acorn, n. View full entry eOE
...The fruit of any tree producing mast. Also as a mass noun: †= mast1a (obs.). Now rare and only with contextual indication....
6. advent, n. View full entry lOE
...Christian Church Chiefly with capital initial. The ecclesiastical season immediately preceding Christmas....
7. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
8. aftermath, n. View full entry 1496
...Agric. A second crop or new growth of grass (or occas. another plant used as feed) after the first has been mown or harvested. Also fig....
9. agraffe, n. View full entry c1660
...A kind of fastener or clasp consisting of a hook attached to a ring or loop, often richly ornamented and worn esp. on military uniforms, women's gowns, ceremonial costumes, etc. (sometimes having...
10. à la Française, adj. and adv. View full entry 1589
...Designating various things that are French in style, manner, or origin. Freq. in the names of dishes or with reference to cooking or fashion....
11. à la mode, adv., adj., n., and prep. View full entry 1637
...In accordance with the fashion; in a modish manner; fashionably....
12. à la Russe, adj. and adv. View full entry 1775
...As postmodifier. Designating any of various things that are Russian in style, manner, or origin....
13. Alaska, n. View full entry 1867
...the purchase by the United States from Russia, in 1867, of the territory now constituting the state of Alaska. Cf. purchase13c....
14. alderman, n. View full entry 1275
...The senior judicial person in an English hundred. Cf. High Constableconstable5b. Now hist....
15. ale, n. View full entry eOE
...Any beer other than lager, stout, or porter; spec. beer brewed by top fermentation. Also: a type of this....
16. aleberry, n. View full entry 1440
...A drink made from ale boiled with spices and sugar, served with sops of bread and freq. given to sick people. Also called alebrue, alemeat....
17. alec, n. View full entry ?1527
...A herring. Also: a pickle or sauce made from small herrings or anchovies, used by the ancient Romans....
18. ale conner, n. View full entry 1288
...An officer appointed by a court leet or other local authority to test for the assize (assize4) the ale brewed (and sometimes the bread baked) in his or her...
19. alefounder, n. View full entry 1483-4
...An official appointed to test the ale brewed in a particular area; = ale conner...
20. Alexander, n.2 View full entry ?1910
...Originally: a type of cocktail made with whisky and Benedictine (now hist. and rare). Later: a type of cocktail made with gin, chocolate liqueur, and cream. Cf. ...
