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1. academy, n. View full entry a1382
...With capital initial....
2. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
3. affodill, n. View full entry a1400
...The plant ramsons, Allium ursinum. Obs....
4. † agrass, adv. View full entry 1340
...Of corn: in the blade stage of growth. Cf. in the grassgrass4a....
5. alehoof, n. View full entry a1400
...Ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic herb that was used for the flavouring and preservation of ale before the introduction of hops. Cf. alecost, hayhove...
6. alighting, n.2 View full entry c1325
...The action or an act of dismounting from or horse, or getting down from a vehicle. Hence also: completion of a journey, arrival....
7. alley, n.1 View full entry 1360-1
...A passage between buildings; a narrow street or lane, esp. one wide enough only for pedestrians; a back lane....
8. alure, n. View full entry c1325
...A gallery, balcony, or other (often covered) walkway; spec.one behind the parapets of a castle, tower, etc.; a parapet walk;a covered passageway, a cloister. Also occas.: †an aisle...
9. † aneus, n. View full entry 1330
...Links of a chain; fetters, irons....
10. animal, n. View full entry a1398
...A living organism which feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and a nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli; any living creature, including man....
11. annunciation, n. View full entry 1389
...The action of announcing, of proclaiming or declaring publicly or officially; the matter so announced, announcement....
12. anthrax, n. View full entry a1398
...A carbuncle, or malignant boil....
13. approaching, n. View full entry c1386
...The action of coming or drawing near; spec. in Mil., Hort. and Golf = approach910 and 11....
14. † ˈarbory, n. View full entry 1366
...Growth of trees or shrubs; timber, wood, coppice. Old Frencharboirie, ‘pousse d'arbres’ Godefroy....
15. arbour | arbor, n. View full entry c1300
...A plot of ground covered with grass or turf; a garden lawn, or ‘green.’ Forms: erber(e, herber(e. Obs....
16. artificial, adj. and n. View full entry a1398
...Of a thing: made or constructed by human skill, esp. in imitation of, or as a substitute for, something which is made or occurs naturally; man-made....
17. autumn, n. View full entry c1374
...The third season of the year, or that between summer and winter, reckoned astronomically from the descending equinox to the winter solstice; i.e. in the northern hemisphere, from 21 September to 21...
18. aver, n. View full entry 1330
...collect. sing. Possession, property, estate, wealth; money....
19. back, v. View full entry 1362
...To cover the back, clothe. Obs....
20. bacon, n. View full entry c1330
...The back and sides of the pig, ‘cured’ by salting, drying, etc. Formerly also the fresh flesh now called pork....
