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1. agger, n. View full entry a1398
...A heap of stones and earth, an earthwork, mound, or embankment; (Archaeol.) the raised rampart of a Roman camp; the raised part of a Roman road or causeway, with ditches...
2. Amazon, n. View full entry a1398
...pl. A race of female warriors alleged by Herodotus, etc. to exist in Scythia....
3. armourless | armorless, adj. View full entry a1398
...Without armour, defenceless....
4. Atlantic, adj. and n. View full entry a1387
...Of or pertaining to Mount Atlas in Libya, on which the heavens were fabled to rest. Hence applied to the sea near the western shore of Africa, and afterwards extended to the...
5. † ˈbannerer, n. View full entry 1387
...One who carries a banner, a standard-bearer....
6. bending, n.1 View full entry 1398
...Drawing tight with a string, tension. Obs....
7. bum, n.1 View full entry a1387
...‘The buttocks, the part on which we sit’ (Johnson); the posteriors....
8. cane, n.1 View full entry 1398
...The hollow jointed ligneous stem of various giant reeds or grasses, as Bamboo and Sugar cane, and the solid stem of some of the more slender palms, esp. the genus Calamus...
9. Capitol, n. View full entry a1387
...The temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, on the Saturnian or Tarpeian (later called Capitoline) Hill at Rome, the smallest of its seven hills; the hill itself. Also more generally: any citadel on...
10. carrier, n. View full entry 1398
...A person who or thing that carries, in various senses of carry; a bearer....
11. chamber, v. View full entry a1402
...trans....
12. civil, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a1387
...Of warfare, conflict, etc.: occurring within a society or community; taking place between inhabitants of the same country or state, or between the populace and the ruling power; of or relating to...
13. cluster, v. View full entry 1398
...To gather or group in a cluster. (Usually in pa. pple.)...
14. comb, v.1 View full entry 1398
...trans. To draw a comb through the hair for the purpose of cleaning, disentangling, or arranging; to dress with a comb; to curry a horse....
15. complement, n. View full entry 1398
...The action of fulfilling or completing; completion, fulfilment, accomplishment. Obs....
16. contribution, n. View full entry 1387
...The action of contributing or giving as one's part to a common fund or stock; the action of lending aid or agency to bring about a result....
17. core, n.1 View full entry 1398
...The dry horny capsule imbedded in the centre of the pulp and containing the seeds or pips of the apple, pear, quince, etc. (= colk)....
18. crack, n. View full entry a1387
...A sudden sharp and loud noise as of something breaking or bursting; e.g. the crack of a rifle, a whip, of breaking ice, bones, etc. Formerly applied also to the...
19. effective, adj. and n. View full entry a1398
...Powerful in effect; producing a notable effect; effectual....
20. effectual, adj. View full entry a1398
...Powerful in effect, having powerful effects; = effective1. Now rare....
