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1. Adamite, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1542
...Church Hist. A member of any of a number of sects, both in the early church and later, who imitated the biblical Adam by going naked, typically as a symbol of...
2. adatis, n. View full entry 1653
...Very fine Indian muslin....
3. aggry, n. View full entry 1683
...A substance which forms the material of certain kinds of bead used in West Africa. Chiefly in aggry bead: a type of variegated glass bead found esp. in Ghana....
4. Aida, n. View full entry 1877
...A loosely woven linen cloth with an even mesh, traditionally used in cross-stitch embroidery. Freq. attrib., esp. in Aida cloth. Cf. Java canvasJava5....
5. † Albert, n.1 View full entry 1740
...A gold coin formerly current in Flanders and the Netherlands. rare....
6. Albert, n.2 View full entry 1840
...(usually in pl.) a type of boot popularized by Prince Albert, orig. and esp. one having a fabric upper and patent leather toecap....
7. Aleppine, adj. and n. View full entry 1584
...Of or relating to Aleppo, a city in northern Syria, or its inhabitants....
8. Aleppo, n. View full entry 1698
...(in full Aleppo oak gall) a hard nut-like gall that forms on any of several oaks (esp. the gall or dyer's oak, Q. lusitanica), in response to the...
9. Alice, n.1 View full entry 1872
...attrib. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the character Alice, esp. with reference to her fantastical adventures. Cf. Alice-in-Wonderland...
10. American, n. and adj. View full entry 1568
...An indigenous inhabitant of (any part of) the Americas; an American Indian. Now only with modifying word, as indigenous American, original American, etc.; see also Native American...
11. Antron, n. View full entry 1960
...A proprietary name for a type of strong, light nylon fibre used in the manufacture of carpets, upholstery fabrics, etc.; also used of fabrics made from this fibre....
12. Antwerp, n. View full entry 1835
...Used attrib. in Antwerp edge, Antwerp edging stitch, an embroidery stitch used for decorating and finishing edges and hems; Antwerp lace, a coarse-textured lace...
13. arghan, n. View full entry 1922
...The fibre of a South American plant, later cultivated in Malaya, which can be spun into a strong fine yarn. Also attrib....
14. argol, n.1 View full entry c1386
...The tartar deposited from wines completely fermented, and adhering to the sides of the casks as a hard crust; crude bitartrate of potassium, which, when purified, becomes cream of tartar....
15. Arita, n. View full entry 1879
...The name of a town on the island of Kyushu, south-west of Japan, used attrib. to designate a variety of porcelain made in the neighbourhood since the early seventeenth century,...
16. arras, n. View full entry c1400
...A rich tapestry fabric, in which figures and scenes are woven in colours. Also cloth of arras....
17. Astbury, n. View full entry 1904
...Used (esp. attrib.) to designate a type of Staffordshire pottery; also in Astbury-Whieldon (see quot. 1929)....
18. † atchison, n. View full entry 1600
...A copper coin, coated with silver, coined in the reign of James VI, equal in value to eight pennies Scots or two-thirds of an English penny....
19. Aubusson, n. View full entry 1851
...Tapestry made at Aubusson, esp. a carpet made of this, more explicitly Aubusson carpet....
20. badger plane, n. View full entry a1877
...A plane with a skewed cutting iron, typically one which extends to one edge of the stock....
