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1. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
2. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
3. baby, n. and adj. View full entry c1400
...A very young child, esp. one not yet able to walk and dependent on the care of others; an infant. Also applied to an unborn child. Formerly also: †a child...
4. Babylon, n.2 View full entry 1530
...derogatory. The city of Rome as the seat of the Pope and the centre of authority of the Roman Catholic Church; (more generally) the Roman Catholic Church, its institutions, practices, etc....
5. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
6. conch, n. View full entry ?1527
...A shell-fish: originally a bivalve such as the mussel or oyster; in later times more frequently a large gastropod, esp. Strombus gigas....
7. † conˈjure, n. View full entry 1393
...Conjuration, conjuring....
8. coolie, n. View full entry 1622
...In India and (later also) China: a hired labourer (esp. one employed by a European); a porter (now esp. in a railway station). Hence also: an Asian labourer working abroad (now chiefly...
9. English, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry eOE
...Of or belonging to England (or Britain) or its inhabitants....
10. history, n. View full entry eOE
...A written narrative constituting a continuous chronological record of important or public events (esp. in a particular place) or of a particular trend, institution, or person's life. Common in the titles of...
11. I, pron. and n.2 View full entry eOE
...Used by the speaker or writer referring to himself or herself....
12. Kumina, n. View full entry 1943
...A religious ceremony performed in parts of Jamaica and ultimately of central African origin which features drumming, singing, and dancing, and at which participants are believed to become possessed by spirits. Also:...
13. love, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A feeling or disposition of deep affection or fondness for someone, typically arising from a recognition of attractive qualities, from natural affinity, or from sympathy and manifesting itself in concern for the...
14. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
15. man, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...A human being....
16. marrow, n.1 View full entry eOE
...The soft, fatty material contained in the cavities of bones, consisting chiefly of adipose and haematopoietic tissue, spec. as an article of food. In Med. now chiefly as...
17. message, n. and adj. View full entry c1300
...The business entrusted to a messenger; the carrying or delivery of a communication; a mission, an errand....
18. mind, n.1 View full entry OE
...The state of being remembered; remembrance, recollection. Chiefly in phrases....
19. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
20. mourning, n.1 View full entry eOE
...The action of feeling apprehensive or worried; anxiety, worry, apprehension; an instance of this. Obs....
