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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. marriage, n. View full entry c1300
...The condition of being a husband or wife; the relation between persons married to each other; matrimony....
4. may, v.1 View full entry eOE
...intr....
5. number, n. View full entry c1300
...The precise sum or aggregate of a collection of individual things or persons; the quantity or amount....
6. soft, adj. View full entry c1000
...Producing agreeable or pleasant sensations; characterized by ease and quiet enjoyment; of a calm or placid nature....
7. use, v. View full entry a1250
...trans. To celebrate, keep, or observe (a religious rite); spec. to partake of or receive (the Eucharist). Now rare (chiefly hist.)....
