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1. algorist, n. View full entry 1656
...A person skilled in the use of Arabic numerals in arithmetic (cf. algorism1). Chiefly hist....
2. Celtic, adj. and n. View full entry 1656
...Hist. and Archaeol. Of or belonging to the ancient Celtæ and their presumed congeners....
3. eparch, n. View full entry 1656
...Hist. Used as equivalent to the Latin præfectus prefect....
4. equestrian, adj. and n. View full entry 1656
...Of or pertaining to horse-riding. Also of persons: Skilled in horse-riding....
5. freeboard, n. View full entry 1670
...Law. Also in form freebord. The right claimed by the owner of a park or forest to a belt of land lying immediately outside its boundary; the land thus...
6. gild, n.2 View full entry 1656
...A payment or tax....
7. latomy, n. View full entry 1656
...A stone quarry; spec. of those at Syracuse....
8. livery stable, n. View full entry 1661
...A stable where horses are kept at livery (livery6a), or (now hist.) are let out for hire (with or without a carriage). Cf. livery and bait...
9. malacia, n. View full entry 1656
...Abnormal craving for certain kinds of food. Formerly also: †queasiness, nausea (obs.). Now chiefly hist....
10. messor, n. View full entry 1656
...A person who reaps or mows; a harvester. Obs.rare....
11. metopomancy, n. View full entry 1656
...Divination by the (lines on the) forehead or face....
12. micrology, n. View full entry 1656
...The discussion or investigation of trivial things or petty affairs; hair-splitting. Also: an instance of this. Obs....
13. nomarch, n. View full entry 1656
...A local ruler or governor. Obs.rare....
14. nomarchy, n.1 View full entry 1656
...Each of various administrative divisions of a country. Obs.rare....
15. osculate, v. View full entry 1656
...trans. To kiss (a person or thing), to salute with contact of the lips. Also intr.: to kiss. Now arch. or humorous....
16. palmar, adj. and n. View full entry 1656
...Of or relating to a palm tree, or to victory (cf. palm1b2a). Obs.rare....
17. pantometry, n. View full entry 1656
...The study of measurement; metrology....
18. perendinate, v. View full entry 1656
...trans. To defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. Obs.rare....
19. ramberge, n. View full entry 1656
...A long, swift, narrow war vessel formerly used by the English navy....
20. rambooze, n. View full entry 1656
...A type of alcoholic drink made with wine, eggs or milk, sugar, and other ingredients. Cf. rumfustian...
