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1. ablution, n. View full entry c1405
...Chem. Originally: the purification of oils and other substances by a process of emulsification with hot water, the water being drained off after the two immiscible liquids have been allowed to...
2. acater, n. View full entry c1415
...A purchaser of provisions; a provider or preparer of foodstuffs or delicacies; a purveyor, a caterer....
3. achatour, n. View full entry c1405
...An officer who purchases provisions for the household of the king or a lord, a purveyor (now hist.). Also: gen. a purchaser of provisions....
4. after-supper, n. and adj. View full entry c1405
...The time after supper; the time between supper and bedtime. Freq. in at after-supper. Obs. (arch. in later use)....
5. alaunt, n. View full entry c1405
...A large fierce dog or mastiff of a breed valued for its use in hunting and fighting....
6. albification, n. View full entry c1405
...The process of transforming a substance, or of being transformed, to a state of whiteness....
7. Alcoran, n. View full entry c1405
...The sacred book of Islam; = Qur'an Usu. with the. Now chiefly hist....
8. alembic, n. View full entry c1405
...Chem. An early apparatus used for distilling, consisting of two connected vessels, a typically gourd-shaped cucurbit containing the substance to be distilled, and a receiver or flask in which the product...
9. almucantar, n. View full entry c1400
...A circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon, typically one of a series that cut the meridian at equal angular separations; a parallel of altitude....
10. almury, n. View full entry c1400
...A pointer on the rete of an astrolabe or on a similar instrument....
11. altercation, n. View full entry c1405
...The action of disputing vehemently or angrily....
12. Arctic, adj. and n. View full entry c1400
...Astron. Designating the celestial north pole, and the Pole Star that marks its position in the sky. Chiefly, and now only, in particular compounds, as Arctic Circle2 and...
13. armourer | armorer, n. View full entry c1374
...A maker of armour; in mod. use, a manufacturer of arms....
14. artillery, n. View full entry c1405
...As a count noun: an implement of war. In later use as a mass noun: military equipment; weaponry. Also in extended use: hunting gear; equipment in general. Obs....
15. assigned, adj. View full entry c1374
...Allotted, appointed, prescribed, specified, etc.: see the vb....
16. assurance, n. View full entry c1374
...A promise or engagement making a thing certain; a formal engagement, pledge, or guarantee....
17. cape, n.3 View full entry c1405
...A piece of land jutting into the sea; a projecting headland or promontory....
18. † carrack | carack, n. View full entry c1386
...A large ship of burden, also fitted for warfare, such as those formerly used by the Portuguese in trading with the East Indies; a galleon....
19. centre | center, n. and adj. View full entry c1374
...The point round which a circle is described; the middle point of a circle or sphere, equally distant from all points on the circumference....
20. determine, v. View full entry c1374
...trans. To put an end to (in time); to bring to an end; to end, conclude, terminate. (Now chiefly in Law.)...
