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101. abaptiston, n. View full entry 1688
...Any of various types of trepan designed to prevent sudden penetration into the brain; (also) the crown of a trepan (see crown15)....
102. † abar, v. View full entry a1504
...trans. To bar, debar. Chiefly with from....
103. † abarcy, n. View full entry 1730
...Insatiableness....
104. † abare, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To lay bare, uncover; to strip. Also fig....
105. † abarstic, adj. View full entry 1623
...Insatiable....
106. † abarticulation, n. View full entry 1721
...= diarthrosis...
107. abas, n. View full entry 1677
...A measure of weight for pearls, formerly used in Persia (now Iran) and typically equal to seven-eighths of a carat....
108. abase, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To lower in rank, condition, or character; to humble, humiliate, degrade. In later use chiefly refl....
109. † abase, adv. View full entry a1450
...Down, low; back....
110. abased, adj. View full entry 1554
...Made lower in rank, condition, or character; humbled, humiliated, degraded....
111. abasedly, adv. View full entry 1830
...In an abased, humbled, or humiliated manner; abjectly....
112. abasement, n. View full entry 1435
...A reduction in price or value (esp. of a currency); the action or fact of making such a reduction. Also in extended use....
113. abaser, n. View full entry 1587
...A person who, or thing which, abases....
114. abash, v. View full entry c1384
...trans. To cause (a person) to lose his or her self-possession or confidence, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of embarrassment, shame, or humiliation; to throw (a person, the...
115. † abashance, n. View full entry a1450
...The quality or condition of being abashed; loss of self-possession....
116. abashed, adj. View full entry a1387
...Feeling or caused to feel discomfited or disconcerted, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of shame or embarrassment. Cf. abash...
117. abashedly, adv. View full entry a1522
...In an abashed manner....
118. abashedness, n. View full entry c1480
...The quality or state of being abashed....
119. † abashing, n. View full entry c1404
...The action of abash; an instance of this; (also) the state of being abashed; confusion, consternation, embarrassment....
120. abashless, adj. View full entry 1868
...Unabashed, shameless. Also fig....
121. abashment, n. View full entry c1430
...The quality or state of being abashed (cf. abash), discomfiture, embarrassment; an instance of this....
122. abasia, n. View full entry 1888
...An inability to walk, esp. in an individual who has no demonstrable sensory impairment or motor weakness; an instance of this. Cf. astasia2....
123. abasic, adj.1 View full entry 1889
...Affected with abasia; of or relating to abasia....
124. abasic, adj.2 View full entry 1982
...Of a nucleotide: lacking a purine or pyrimidine base. Of DNA, or a specific site in a sequence of nucleotides: containing a nucleotide or nucleotides of this type....
125. abasing, n. View full entry 1548
...The action or an act of lowering in rank, condition, or character; humbling, humiliation, degradation....
126. abasing, adj. View full entry 1615
...That abases; humbling, humiliating....
127. abask, adj. View full entry 1855
...Basking. In predicative use only....
128. Abassian, adj. and n. View full entry 1601
...= Abyssinian2....
129. † abastard, v. View full entry 1573
...trans. To corrupt, debase, make degenerate....
130. abastardize, v. View full entry 1574
...trans. To declare or render illegitimate; (hence) to make corrupt or degenerate; to debase. Cf. bastardize...
131. † abastardized, adj. View full entry 1653
...Degenerate, corrupt; bastardized. Cf. abastardize...
132. † abasure, n. View full entry 1647
...The action or an act of abasing; the condition of being abased; humiliation....
133. abatable, adj. View full entry c1430
...That may be abated; liable to be abated (in various senses of abate)....
134. abatagati, n. View full entry 1859
...With pl. concord. Esp. among the Nguni peoples: witches or wizards as a class; practitioners of evil magic. Cf. umtagati1....
135. † abate, n. View full entry 1486
...Diminution, reduction (of a quality, etc.); an instance of this....
136. abate, v.1 View full entry c1300
...trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs....
137. abate, v.2 View full entry c1436
...trans. (refl.). To take possession of land between the death of the owner and the accession of the heir, thereby keeping the legitimate heir out of possession....
138. † abate, v.3 View full entry a1475
...intr. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter. Cf. bate...
139. abated, adj. View full entry ?c1400
...Reduced, diminished, lessened (esp. in quality or amount)....
140. abatement, n.1 View full entry ?a1400
...The action of abate; wrongful occupation of land or property, usurpation; an instance of this. Freq. in abatement of freehold....
141. abatement, n.2 View full entry 1421
...The result of abating or lessening (in various senses of abateII.); the amount by which something is abated; a reduction, deduction, decrease....
142. abater, n.1 View full entry 1583
...A person who, or thing which, abates (in various senses of abate), esp. (chiefly Law) one that abates a nuisance....
143. † abater, n.2 View full entry 1653
...An abating, an abatement....
144. abating, n. View full entry 1370
...The action or process of reducing, or lessening; reduction, diminution, decrease; an instance of this....
145. abating, adj. View full entry 1662
...That abates (in various senses of abate); esp. that decreases or subsides....
146. † abating, prep. View full entry 1631
...If one excepts; with the exception of; except for. Cf. abate11....
147. abatis, n. View full entry 1758
...Mil. A defensive barricade or entanglement constructed using sharpened stakes or felled trees positioned with their branches pointing towards the enemy to delay or repel attackers....
148. abatised, adj. View full entry 1777
...That is defended by an abatis (abatis); (also) formed into an abatis. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
149. abat-jour, n. View full entry 1838
...An architectural device for deflecting the light from a wall or roof opening in a particular direction; spec.a skylight set in an angled or slanting aperture or light well;a...
150. abaton, n. View full entry 1829
...A place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure; a sanctuary....
151. abator, n.1 View full entry c1523
...A person who takes possession of land between the death of the owner and the accession of the legal heir. See abate...
152. abator, n.2 View full entry 1592
...= abater...
153. † abattle, v.1 View full entry c1380
...trans. To fortify. Cf. embattle3....
154. † abattle, v.2 View full entry c1400
...trans. To engage in battle....
155. † abattlement, n. View full entry c1400
...A battlement....
156. abattoir, n. View full entry 1809
...A slaughterhouse; a place where animals are killed for food....
157. † abatude, n. View full entry 1729
...Something which is or has been diminished....
158. abature, n. View full entry 1575
...Chiefly in pl. The traces left by a stag in the undergrowth through which it has passed. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
159. † abave, v. View full entry a1400
...trans. (in pass.). To be surprised, disconcerted, discomfited, upset. Also occas. intr....
160. abaxial, adj. View full entry 1835
...Designating the surface of an organ, esp. a leaf, which during development initially faces away from the main axis or stem (usually the underside or outer surface); of or relating to such...
161. abaxile, adj. View full entry 1847
...Of a plant embryo: positioned off the main axis or central line; = abaxial2Obs....
162. † abay, n. View full entry c1330
...The barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp. when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face...
163. † abay, v. View full entry c1400
...intr. Of a dog: to bark or bay, esp. at prey it is pursuing or has caught. Also in extended use, of a person....
164. abaya, n. View full entry 1810
...A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba...
165. Abaza, n. and adj. View full entry 1693
...A member of a north-west Caucasian people, inhabiting mainly the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia....
166. abb, n. View full entry eOE
...Originally: the woof or weft in a web. Later also: the warp in a web. Freq. attrib., as abb thread, abb wool, etc....
167. Abba, n.1 View full entry OE
...An invocation to God as father. Chiefly in Abba, father....
168. abbacy, n. View full entry 1469
...The benefice, jurisdiction, or office of an abbot or abbess. Also (Sc.): †an abbey (obs.). Cf. abbotship1....
169. abbas, n. View full entry 1550
...A religious or spiritual leader; spec. an abbot. Chiefly as a title of respect....
170. abbasi, n. View full entry 1615
...A Persian silver coin (originally weighing approx. 9.33 grams) equivalent in value to two mahmudi (mahmudia) or 200 dinars, first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (reigned ...
171. Abbasid, n. and adj. View full entry 1664
...A member of a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258, founded by the descendants of al-῾Abbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib b. Hāšim (see the...
172. abbate, n. View full entry 1751
...In Italy and Italian contexts: an abbot. Also: a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor,...
173. abbatial, adj. View full entry 1445
...Of, relating to, or deriving from an abbacy; of or belonging to an abbey, abbot, or abbess....
174. abbatical, adj. View full entry 1655
...= abbatial...
175. † abbatie, n. View full entry a1300
...The benefice, jurisdiction, or office of an abbot or abbess. Also: an abbey. Cf. abbacy1....
176. abbé, n.1 View full entry 1530
...In France or French contexts: an abbot. Also: a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor,...
177. Abbe, n.2 View full entry 1876
...Used attrib., in the genitive, and with of, to designate optical instruments and concepts invented by or associated with Abbe....
178. abbess, n. View full entry c1300
...A woman who is the head or superior of an abbey of nuns or (formerly) of a double abbey of nuns and monks. Also as a title. Cf. Mother Superiormother...
179. Abbevillian, adj. and n. View full entry 1783
...Of or relating to Abbeville or its inhabitants. Now rare....
180. abbey, n. View full entry c1300
...Christian Church....
181. abbeyed, adj. View full entry 1828
...Provided with an abbey or abbeys....
182. abbey laird, n. View full entry 1700
...An insolvent debtor taking sanctuary in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. Cf. abbey3....
183. abbey-like, adj. View full entry 1570
...Resembling or characteristic of an abbey, esp. in appearance; (esp. in early use) monastic, monkish....
184. abbey-lubber, n. View full entry 1528
...At the English Reformation, a derogatory term for: a monk living in idleness and self-indulgence....
185. abbot, n. View full entry eOE
...A man who is the head or superior of an abbey of (Christian) monks. Also used as a title placed before (and in Old English also after) a name....
186. abbotcy, n. View full entry 1814
...The jurisdiction, position, office, or term of office of an abbot. Cf. abbacy...
187. abbotess, n. View full entry eOE
...= abbess1....
188. abbot-general, n. View full entry 1607
...An abbot who is head of a congregation consisting of several associated monasteries. Cf. archabbotarchabbey....
189. † abbotric, n. View full entry OE
...The benefice or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess; an abbacy. Also: an abbey....
190. abbotship, n. View full entry c1450
...The position or office of abbot or (formerly) †abbess; the benefice of an abbot. Cf. abbacy1....
191. Abbott's booby, n. View full entry 1910
...A large black and white gannet, Papasula abbotti, formerly widespread in the Indian Ocean but now found only in the vicinity of Christmas Island....
192. abbozzo, n. View full entry 1846
...An outline or draft of a speech or piece of writing. Obs.rare....
193. † abbreviarist, n. View full entry 1679
...A person who makes an abridgement or compendium; = abbreviator1. Cf. breviarist...
194. abbreviate, n. View full entry 1531
...Chiefly Sc. A condensed account of something; an abridgement; a summary; an abstract. Now Sc. Law: a brief notice registering a decree of adjudication (adjudication3a)...
195. abbreviate, adj. View full entry c1425
...= abbreviated (in either sense). Also as pa. pple....
196. abbreviate, v. View full entry ?a1475
...trans. To shorten (a text, speech, etc.) whilst retaining the sense and substance; to edit into a shorter form, esp. by omitting the less important passages; to condense, summarize, abridge....
197. abbreviated, adj. View full entry c1487
...That has been abbreviated (in various senses); shortened, contracted; cut short. Also: reduced in size; small....
198. abbreviately, adv. View full entry 1599
...In an abbreviated manner or form; shortly, briefly, concisely....
199. abbreviating, n. View full entry 1548
...The action or practice of shortening something (esp. a word, text, etc.); abbreviation; abridgement....
200. abbreviation, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Med. Reduction in the length or size of a part of the body; contraction, esp. of a muscle; an instance of this. Obs....
