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1. airmail, n. View full entry 1911
...Mail conveyed by air; a service for conveying letters, parcels, etc., by air....
2. art silk, n. View full entry 1885
...= artificial silkartificial2....
3. Barclaycard, n. View full entry 1966
...The name of a combined cheque guarantee card and credit card issued by Barclays Bank....
4. battle-dress, n. View full entry 1938
...A soldier's normal ‘undress’ khaki uniform, consisting essentially of a tunic and trousers. Also attrib. and transf....
5. ˈbent-ˈwood, n. View full entry 1862
...Wood curved by machinery, used for making furniture. Chiefly attrib....
6. birr, n.2 View full entry 1976
...The unit of currency in Ethiopia, consisting of 100 cents, which replaced the Ethiopian dollar in 1976; a note or coin of this value....
7. ˈblazered, adj. View full entry 1931
...Wearing a blazer....
8. blouse, v. View full entry 1934
...intr. To assume a blouse-like form (Webster, 1909)....
9. blue-printed, adj. View full entry 1797
...Of pottery: decorated using the blue printing process (blueprinting1). Also, of the decoration itself: created using the blue printing process. Now hist....
10. broomball, n. View full entry 1896
...A team game similar to ice hockey and played on ice, but in which the players wear shoes or boots rather than ice skates and use (specially designed) brooms in attempting to...
11. bustier, n. View full entry 1978
...A short, close-fitting, sleeveless and often strapless bodice or top worn by women....
12. cady, n. View full entry 1846
...A hat or cap....
13. chambray, n. and adj. View full entry 1787
...A lightweight cotton fabric, woven with a white weft and coloured warp. Also: a piece of such fabric. Cf. cambrica....
14. chemigraphy, n. View full entry 1853
...A method of relief printing in which chemicals are used to etch a metal plate on which a drawing has been made, or (in later use) on to which a photograph has...
15. chime, v.2 View full entry 1880
...trans. To groove or chamfer the ends of cask-staves on the inner surface, and so to form the chime....
16. Crimplene, n. and adj. View full entry 1959
...A proprietary name for: a type of heavy synthetic yarn and crease-resistant fabric, used esp. for knitted and jersey clothing....
17. cruzeiro, n. View full entry 1942
...The principal monetary unit of Brazil, which superseded the milreis in 1942, = 100 centavos; also, a coin representing this....
18. disguise, v. View full entry c1325
...trans. To alter the guise or fashion of dress and appearance of (any one); esp. to dress in a fashion different from what has been customary or considered appropriate...
19. do-rag, n. View full entry 1968
...Among African-Americans: a scarf or cloth worn on the head to protect a processed hairstyle; (more generally) any close-fitting cloth worn on the head....
20. electrologist, n. View full entry 1862
...Med. An expert or specialist in the treatment of disease with electricity. Now hist....
