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1. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
2. aardwolf, n. View full entry 1833
...A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar...
3. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
4. aasvoel, n. View full entry 1821
...A vulture; esp. the Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres....
5. abac, n. View full entry 1890
...A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge....
6. abacinate, v. View full entry 1855
...trans. To blind by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes. Also in extended use....
7. abacination, n. View full entry 1866
...The action of blinding a person by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes; an instance of this. Also in extended use....
8. abaculus, n. View full entry 1868
...A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus...
9. abaiser, n. View full entry 1849
...A soft black pigment; ivory black, bone black....
10. abalone, n. View full entry 1850
...An edible gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis, typically found in warm seas, having a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with a line of respiratory holes; an...
11. abasia, n. View full entry 1888
...An inability to walk, esp. in an individual who has no demonstrable sensory impairment or motor weakness; an instance of this. Cf. astasia2....
12. abat-jour, n. View full entry 1838
...An architectural device for deflecting the light from a wall or roof opening in a particular direction; spec.a skylight set in an angled or slanting aperture or light well;a...
13. abaton, n. View full entry 1829
...A place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure; a sanctuary....
14. abattoir, n. View full entry 1809
...A slaughterhouse; a place where animals are killed for food....
15. abbozzo, n. View full entry 1846
...An outline or draft of a speech or piece of writing. Obs.rare....
16. abdicable, adj. View full entry 1879
...Capable of being abdicated or renounced....
17. Abdominalia, n. View full entry 1854
...With pl. concord. A former order of barnacles which bore into a variety of calcareous material, comprising typically small, shell-less forms having several pairs of cirri towards the end of...
18. abdomino-, comb. form View full entry 1823
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘abdominal and ——’, as abdomino-anterior, abdomino-perineal, etc....
19. abelia, n. View full entry 1818
...Any of several shrubs of the genus Abelia (family Caprifoliaceae), chiefly native to eastern Asia but cultivated elsewhere (often as hybrids) for their small pink or white flowers....
20. aberglaube, n. View full entry 1873
...Belief in things beyond the certain and verifiable....
