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1. Caledonian, adj. and n. View full entry 1656
...Of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland....
2. Cambrian, adj. (and n.) View full entry 1656
...Pertaining to Wales, Welsh; a Welshman. ...
3. † circumˈcession, n. View full entry 1656
...Put erroneously for circumincession, and circumsession; thence, by Blount explained from Latin cessio yielding....
4. Falcidian, adj. View full entry 1656
...In Falcidian law (Lex Falcidia), a law carried by P. Falcidius, which ordained that no Roman citizen should bequeath more than three-fourths of his estate away from his...
5. farleu, n. View full entry 1670
...(See quot. 1670.)...
6. Hieronymian, adj. and n. View full entry 1656
...Of or belonging to St. Jerome, the author of the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible....
7. rambooze, n. View full entry 1656
...A type of alcoholic drink made with wine, eggs or milk, sugar, and other ingredients. Cf. rumfustian...
8. Silesia, n. View full entry 1674
...Used attrib. with cloth, lawn, etc. = Silesian...
9. † ˈstepony, n. View full entry 1656
...A kind of raisin-wine, made from raisins with lemon-juice and sugar added....
10. wheedle, v. View full entry 1661
...trans. To entice or persuade by soft flattering words; to gain over or take in by coaxing or cajolery....
