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1. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
2. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
3. minor, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Used chiefly as postmodifier....
4. morcha, n. View full entry 1885
...Mil. An entrenchment; a fortification; a gun emplacement. Now rare....
5. multi-, comb. form View full entry 1647
...Forming parasynthetic adjectives, with the sense ‘more than one, several, many’. From the adjectives are formed adverbs (e.g. multiserially) and nouns (e.g. multicellularity). Some formations of this kind...
6. nagara, n. View full entry 1839
...In South Asia: a bowl-shaped drum, typically played with a stick, often as one of a pair and frequently in military or ceremonial contexts; a kettledrum. Cf. naker...
7. naik, n. View full entry 1588
...In South Asia: a lord, prince, or governor; a nobleman. Also as a title. Cf. Nair...
8. najib, n. (and adj.) View full entry c1790
...In India: (an honorary title given to) a gentleman volunteer serving as an infantry soldier under the Marathas, etc., and later to a certain extent under the British. Also as ...
9. Nihang, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1849
...In South Asia: a member of a military order and ascetic movement characterized by its adherence to fundamental Sikh values. Also attrib. or as Cf. Akali...
10. number, n. View full entry c1300
...The precise sum or aggregate of a collection of individual things or persons; the quantity or amount....
11. O, n.1 View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
12. panglima, n. View full entry 1792
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a chief; a military commander. Also used as a title and form of address....
13. partyman, n. View full entry 1693
...Mil. A soldier belonging to, or officer commanding, a party or detachment of troops. See party10a. Obs....
14. pass, n.4 View full entry 1555
...Prob.: demeanour; a course of action. Obs.rare....
15. pedang, n. View full entry 1817
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a type of long sword....
16. punji, n. View full entry 1872
...In south-east Asia: a sharpened (freq. poisoned) bamboo stake set in the ground as a defence, or at the bottom of a camouflaged hole to form a trap. More fully punji...
17. ranjau, n. View full entry 1783
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a sharp bamboo or iron stake or caltrop placed point upwards in the ground to hinder or injure an enemy or hunted animal....
18. round, n.1 View full entry a1325
...A circular band, a ring; a ring-shaped object; (in later use) spec. a representation or drawing of a ring-shaped object on a flat surface, esp. one used to...
19. soft, adj. View full entry c1000
...Producing agreeable or pleasant sensations; characterized by ease and quiet enjoyment; of a calm or placid nature....
20. subedar, n. View full entry 1681
...In South Asia: the governor of a subah (subah1), a viceroy; (also) a commander in charge of a town or region. Now hist....
