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1. accept, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. (formerly (17th–18th centuries) also †intr. with of (obs.))....
2. amice, n.1 View full entry a1382
...gen. A cloth for wrapping round, a scarf, handkerchief, or other loose wrap. Obs....
3. apply, v. View full entry c1384
...trans....
4. barley-corn, n. View full entry 1382
...= barley (the plant or grain)....
5. bdellium, n. View full entry 1382
...The name given to several trees or shrubs of the family Amyridaceæ, chiefly of the genus Balsamodendron, from which exudes a kind of gum-resin resembling impure myrrh, of...
6. bearer, n. View full entry a1382
...One who carries or conveys; a carrier, a porter....
7. birthday, n. View full entry 1382
...The day on which any one is born; also fig. that of regeneration; transf. (of things), the day or date of origin or beginning....
8. branch, v. View full entry a1382
...To bear or put forth branches; sometimes with forth, out. Also fig....
9. bray, v.2 View full entry 1382
...trans. To beat small; to bruise, pound, crush to powder; usually in a mortar....
10. broidery, n. View full entry 1382
...Ornamental needle-work wrought upon cloth; the art or practice of embroidering cloth; embroidery. Also attrib., as in broidery work, broidery frame....
11. bundle, n. View full entry a1382
...That which binds; a bandage. Obs.rare....
12. burnt | burned, adj. View full entry a1382
...Set on fire, consumed with fire....
13. bushy, adj. View full entry a1382
...Abounding in bushes; overgrown with shrubs or underwood....
14. byssine, adj. View full entry 1382
...Made of byssus or fine linen....
15. Caesar, n.1 View full entry 1382
...The cognomen of the Roman dictator Caius Julius Cæsar, transferred as a title to the emperors from Augustus down to Hadrian (b.c. 30 to a.d. 138), and subsequently...
16. caption, n. View full entry 1382
...Taking, catching, seizure, capture. Now rare....
17. caster, n. View full entry a1382
...One who casts, in various senses of the verb....
18. † cense, n.1 View full entry a1382
...Incense....
19. chisel, n.1 View full entry a1382
...A cutting tool of iron or steel with the cutting face transverse to the axis, and more or less abruptly bevelled on one or both sides; used for cutting wood, metal, or...
20. circuit, n. View full entry a1382
...The line, real or imaginary, described in going round any area; the distance round; the compass, circumference, containing line or limits....
