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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. † abesse, n. View full entry 1725
...A thinly-rolled piece of pastry....
3. 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,...
4. absinthe, n. and adj. View full entry 1804
...A highly alcoholic bitter aniseed-flavoured spirit, usually green in colour, traditionally distilled from wine flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and other herbs, and served diluted with sugared water. Also ...
5. absinthites, n. View full entry 1601
...A type of bitter wine flavoured with wormwood, often used medicinally. Cf. absinthe1....
6. abuse, v. View full entry c1430
...trans. To use (something) improperly, to misuse; to make a bad use of; to pervert; to take advantage of wrongly....
7. acidulated, adj. View full entry 1669
...Made slightly acidic or sour; flavoured with acid. Also fig....
8. 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....
9. acrospire, v. View full entry c1430
...intr. Of (a grain of) barley or similar crop, esp. one used for malting: to produce a shoot; to sprout at both ends....
10. advent, n. View full entry lOE
...Christian Church Chiefly with capital initial. The ecclesiastical season immediately preceding Christmas....
11. aeration, n. View full entry 1800
...Exposure to air; esp. exposure of soil or turf to air by spiking or digging. Also in fig. context. Cf. aerate2a....
12. affinage, n. View full entry 1656
...The action or process of refining metals. Obs.rare....
13. African, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...A native or inhabitant of Africa; a person of African origin (contextually = black African(a)black5a); spec. (in local usage) such a person as distinguished from...
14. 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....
15. after-wort, n. View full entry 1653
...Partially fermented wort (wort1a) remaining after any stage of a process of brewing; this wort used in the preparation of lower-quality drinks, vinegar, etc. Freq. in pl....
16. agive, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To give up, give back; to render, surrender. Obs....
17. 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...
18. agriot, n. View full entry 1611
...The sour fruit of a Eurasian cherry, prob. a variety of the morello cherry, Prunus cerasus. Also: the wood of this tree or that of the related Eurasian wild cherry,...
19. agrodolce, adj. and n. View full entry 1833
...Esp. of a sauce: compounded of sweet and sour; bittersweet. Freq. fig. or in figurative contexts. Cf. aigre-doux...
20. aigrette, n. View full entry 1631
...A headdress or head ornament consisting of white egret's feathers, or incorporating something resembling this, such as a spray of gems. Also: an egret's feather, or tuft of feathers, esp....
