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1. abaya, n. View full entry 1810
...A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba...
2. accolated, adj. View full entry 1875
...= accolled3....
3. accordion, n. View full entry 1830
...A portable musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing a central bellows to blow air over metal reeds, the melody being sounded by buttons or a keyboard on one side of the...
4. acetal, n. View full entry 1838
...A colourless volatile liquid, prepared by the reaction of acetaldehyde with ethanol, and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes....
5. acetophenone, n. View full entry 1871
...A yellow, sweet-smelling liquid which crystallizes just below room temperature, used in the manufacture of certain synthetic perfumes....
6. acetyl, n. View full entry 1840
...An organic radical C2H3 or C4H3. Cf. vinyl1. Now hist....
7. acrylic, adj. and n. View full entry 1843
...Chem. Designating compounds containing an acryl radical; of or relating to such compounds....
8. Adamically, adv. View full entry 1860
...In a way resembling Adam in appearance or behaviour....
9. addressograph, n. View full entry 1894
...An addressing machine....
10. aerophane, n. View full entry 1829
...A light semi-transparent silk fabric of the nature of a thin crape or gauze. Now chiefly hist....
11. Aertex, n. View full entry 1896
...A proprietary name for: a cellular cotton fabric. Freq. attrib. in Aertex shirt, etc....
12. agal, n. View full entry 1853
...A headband worn by Bedouin Arab men to keep a keffiyeh or headdress in place....
13. ager, n. View full entry 1884
...Textiles....
14. Aida, n. View full entry 1877
...A loosely woven linen cloth with an even mesh, traditionally used in cross-stitch embroidery. Freq. attrib., esp. in Aida cloth. Cf. Java canvasJava5....
15. † ailantine, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1860
...Silk from the ailanthus silk moth, Samia cynthia (family Saturniidae), a very large Asian moth whose cocoon-spinning larvae feed on the leaves of the ailanthus. Also attrib....
16. Albert, n.2 View full entry 1840
...(usually in pl.) a type of boot popularized by Prince Albert, orig. and esp. one having a fabric upper and patent leather toecap....
17. alcornoque, n. View full entry 1811
...Any of various tropical American shrubs or trees yielding a medicinal bark; esp. Bowdichia virgilioides (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)), used also for timber. Also: the bark of...
18. algraphy, n. View full entry 1897
...A printing process similar to lithography, in which aluminium plates are used instead of stones....
19. Alice, n.1 View full entry 1872
...attrib. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the character Alice, esp. with reference to her fantastical adventures. Cf. Alice-in-Wonderland...
20. alizarin, n. and adj. View full entry 1827
...Chem. An orange-red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, originally extracted from madder root (genus Rubia) and subsequently synthesized from anthracene....
