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1. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
2. all fours, n. View full entry a1375
...on (also upon) all fours: (of a person) on hands and knees; (of an animal) on all four legs rather than just the hind ones. Hence from (to, :...
3. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
4. † conˈjure, n. View full entry 1393
...Conjuration, conjuring....
5. 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...
6. madam, n. View full entry c1300
...A form of respectful or polite address (substituted for the name) originally used by servants in speaking to their mistress, and by people generally in speaking to a woman of high rank;...
7. marigold, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...A plant of the genus Calendula (family Asteraceae (Compositae)) with golden or bright yellow flowers; esp. C. officinalis (= pot marigoldpot2...
8. mastic, n. (and adj.) View full entry a1398
...An aromatic gum or resin which exudes from the bark of the lentisk or mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus (sense 2), used chiefly in making varnishes and, formerly, in...
9. matrimony, n. View full entry 1357
...The rite or sacrament of marriage; the action of marrying....
10. melon, n.1 View full entry a1398
...Any of various kinds of edible gourd. Now chiefly: the fruit of any of the varieties of Cucumis melo, typically large and globose to oblong, with smooth, netted, or warty...
11. message, n. and adj. View full entry c1300
...The business entrusted to a messenger; the carrying or delivery of a communication; a mission, an errand....
12. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
13. mistress, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...A woman who has charge of a child or young person; a governess. Obs....
14. news, n. View full entry a1382
...New things; novelties. Obs....
15. nigromancy, n. View full entry c1330
...= necromancy1a....
16. noint, v. View full entry a1400
...trans. = anoint Now poet. and Caribbean....
17. one time, adv. View full entry a1325
...On one occasion, at one time; once; formerly....
18. orange, n.1 and adj.1 View full entry a1400
...Any of various kinds of citrus fruit with a usually reddish-yellow rind when mature and an acid many-celled juicy pulp; spec.(more fully Seville orange, bitter orange)(more fully...
19. ownself, pron. View full entry a1400
...With preceding possessive adjective (in early use also with pronoun in the objective case), forming a phrase equivalent to a pronoun ending in -self or -selves....
20. partridge, n. View full entry c1300
...(Freq. with unmarked plural.)...
