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1. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
2. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
3. active, adj. and n. View full entry 1340
...Of a way or style of life: characterized by outward action rather than inward contemplation or speculation; practical. Esp. in active life, and chiefly in religious contexts. Opposed to ...
4. 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...
5. aikona, adj. and int. View full entry 1899
...No; not any; not....
6. all-coloured | all-colored, adj. View full entry 1605
...Of many different colours; esp. multicoloured, variegated....
7. already, adj. and adv. View full entry c1275
...As predicate or complement. Fully prepared or ready. Obs....
8. babalaas, adj. and n. View full entry 1947
...Suffering from a hangover, hung-over....
9. bastard, n. and adj. View full entry 1297
...One begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate or natural child....
10. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
11. blackhead, n.2 and adj. View full entry 1658
...Any of various black-headed birds, esp. the black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus; (S. Afr.) the black-headed canary, Serinus alario (family Fringillidae), the male...
12. blerry, adj. View full entry 1920
...= bloody8. Cf. plurry...
13. brak, adj. and n. View full entry 1793
...Brackish; alkaline....
14. cancer, n. and adj. View full entry c1392
...In form Cancer....
15. China, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1555
...The country so called, in Asia....
16. coloured | colored, adj. and n. View full entry a1325
...Having a colour or colours; that is or has been coloured. Also as the second element in compounds....
17. drab, n.2, adj., and n. View full entry 1541
...A kind of cloth: see quots....
18. Dutch, adj., n., and adv. View full entry c1380
...Of or relating to the people of Germany; German. Obs. exc. as a historical archaism, and in some parts of U.S.: see B. 1 and Dutchman...
19. fiscal, adj. and n. View full entry 1539
...Of or pertaining to the fisc or treasury of a state or prince; pertaining to the public revenue....
20. grey | gray, adj. and n. View full entry a700
...The adjective denoting the colour intermediate between black and white, or composed of a mixture of black and white with little or no positive hue; ash-coloured, lead-coloured....
