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1. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
2. acenaphthylene, n. View full entry 1875
...A crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon found in coal tar and tobacco smoke. Cf. acenaphthene...
3. acetifier, n. View full entry 1853
...An apparatus in which acetous fermentation is carried out in the manufacture of vinegar....
4. acid drop, n. View full entry 1783
...A kind of boiled sweet flavoured with tartaric acid and having a sharp, sour taste....
5. acrospire, n. View full entry 1675
...The plumule or shoot of a grain of barley or other cereal used in malting....
6. acrospire, v. View full entry c1430
...intr. Of (a grain of) barley or similar crop, esp. one used for malting: to produce a shoot; to sprout at both ends....
7. † acrospired, adj. View full entry 1623
...Of barley or other grain used for malting: having an acrospire; (excessively) sprouted at both ends; (of malt) produced from such grain....
8. aerated, adj. View full entry 1783
...Originally: †chemically combined with carbonic acid (cf. carbonated2) (obs.). In later use: containing a gas, typically carbon dioxide, esp. in the form of bubbles. Cf. carbonated...
9. aeration, n. View full entry 1800
...Exposure to air; esp. exposure of soil or turf to air by spiking or digging. Also in fig. context. Cf. aerate2a....
10. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
11. after-course, n. View full entry 1580
...A later course in a meal; spec. the final course; a dessert. Freq. fig....
12. aftermath, n. View full entry 1496
...Agric. A second crop or new growth of grass (or occas. another plant used as feed) after the first has been mown or harvested. Also fig....
13. afters, n. View full entry 1909
...The sweet course following the main course of a meal; pudding, dessert. Also with sing. concord. Cf. second8....
14. after-wort, n. View full entry 1653
...Partially fermented wort (wort1a) remaining after any stage of a process of brewing; this wort used in the preparation of lower-quality drinks, vinegar, etc. Freq. in pl....
15. agive, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To give up, give back; to render, surrender. Obs....
16. à la roi, adj. View full entry 1852
...As postmodifier in the names of various dishes: in the style or manner of the king. Cf. à la2, à la reinereine, à la royale...
17. alcohol, n. View full entry 1543
...Chem. A fine powder, esp. as produced by grinding. Obs....
18. alcoholic, adj. and n. View full entry 1732
...Of a thermometer: using alcohol as the liquid whose position in the bore of a thin glass tube indicates the temperature....
19. alcoholicity, n. View full entry 1869
...Alcoholic quality; esp. the alcoholic strength of wine....
20. alderman, n. View full entry 1275
...The senior judicial person in an English hundred. Cf. High Constableconstable5b. Now hist....
