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1. affection, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...The action or result of affecting the mind in some way; a mental state brought about by any influence; an emotion, feeling....
2. article, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Each of the separate items of a summary of faith; spec.each of the separate clauses or statements of the Apostles' Creed; (freq. with capital initial) any of the...
3. broken, adj. View full entry c1200
...Separated forcibly into parts; in fragments; in pieces. (The resulting damaged state is often the main notion.)...
4. case, n.1 View full entry a1250
...A thing that befalls or happens to any one; an event, occurrence, hap, or chance....
5. circumstance, n. View full entry ?c1225
...That which stands around or surrounds; the totality of surrounding things; surroundings; environment. Obs. (exc. nonce-use as in 1832)....
6. clause, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A short sentence; a single passage or member of a discourse or writing; a distinct part or member of a sentence, esp. in Gramm. Analysis, one containing a...
7. clear, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 1297
...orig. Expressing the vividness or intensity of light: Brightly shining, bright, brilliant....
8. clip, v.2 View full entry ?c1200
...trans....
9. closed, adj. View full entry c1275
...Made close, shut; spec. confined to a few people; limited by certain conditions; self-contained. (Cf. close9 and sense 2 below.) Also with advs. as ...
10. common, adj. and adv. View full entry 1297
...‘Belonging equally to more than one’ (Johnson); possessed or shared alike by both or all (the persons or things in question). to have (anything) common with: now, to have ...
11. conceive, v. View full entry a1300
...trans. Of a female: To receive (seed) in the womb; to become pregnant with (young)....
12. conception, n. View full entry a1300
...The action of conceiving, or fact of being conceived, in the womb....
13. concord, n.1 View full entry a1300
...Agreement between persons; concurrence in feeling and opinion; harmony, accord....
14. couple, n. View full entry a1300
...A brace or leash for holding two hounds together. Usually in pl.; also a pair of couples....
15. degree, n. View full entry c1230
...A step in an ascent or descent; one of a flight of steps; a step or rung of a ladder. Obs. (exc. in Heraldry)....
16. double, adj.1 and adv. View full entry ?c1225
...Consisting of two members, things, or sets combined; twofold; forming a pair, paired, coupled; made of two layers of material, as a garment, etc. Often, with a sing. n., equivalent to ‘two’...
17. drift, n. View full entry a1300
...The act of driving; propulsion, impulse, impetus. (Now rare or Obs. exc. as in 1b, or 2a.)...
18. entry, n. View full entry 1297
...The action of coming or going in; the coming (of an actor) upon a stage; the entering into or invading (a country), etc. In phrases, to make (†have) entry...
19. fall, n.1 View full entry ?c1200
...A dropping down from a high or relatively high position, by the force of gravity. to ride for a fall: see ride2c....
20. feign, v. View full entry c1290
...trans. In material sense: To fashion, form, shape. Obs. exc. as nonce-use after Latin....
