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1. apex, n.1 View full entry 1604
...(As in Latin.) rare....
2. 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...
3. dicky | dickey, n. View full entry 1753
...Naut. (See quot. 1867.)...
4. mace, n.3 View full entry 1598
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a traditional unit of weight (about 2.4 grams or 37 grains), normally one-sixteenth of a tael; (hence) a gold or silver coin of this weight; a monetary unit...
5. mil, n.1 View full entry 1849
...A coin with a value equivalent to one-thousandth of the basic monetary unit. Cf. mill...
6. mochi, n.2 View full entry 1815
...In South Asia: a member of a Scheduled Caste of leather-workers; a shoemaker, a cobbler, (formerly) a saddler. Cf. chamar...
7. 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...
8. mutton, n. View full entry c1300
...The flesh of sheep, used as food....
9. naya paisa, n. View full entry 1956
...In India: a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a rupee. Also: a copper-alloy coin with this value. Cf. paisa...
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. numdah, n. View full entry 1819
...In South Asia: a kind of coarse felt; a piece of this, used esp. as a saddlecloth or rug. Freq. attrib. Cf. namad, numnah...
12. pice, n. View full entry c1617
...A small coin and monetary unit formerly used in South Asia, with the value of a quarter of an anna. In later use also more generally: a very small or the least...
13. pugree, n. View full entry 1665
...In South Asia, esp. in the northern region: a turban or head covering....
14. pukka, adj. and n. View full entry 1619
...Esp. in South Asian contexts: (of a weight or measure) full, good; the largest possible; (in extended use) complete, in full measure. Now rare....
15. purdah, n. View full entry 1621
...orig. and chiefly S. Asian. A curtain; esp. one used in some Muslim and Hindu communities to screen women from public observation and particularly from the sight of...
16. 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...
17. rule, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans....
18. slendang, n. View full entry 1885
...In Indonesia, a long scarf or stole worn by women....
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. suited, adj. View full entry 1626
...? Belonging to a group or set. Obs.rare....
