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1. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
2. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
3. box, n.2 View full entry a1000
...A case or receptacle usually having a lid....
4. chimney, n. View full entry a1330
...A fireplace or hearth. Obs. exc. dial....
5. Collery, n. View full entry 1763
...The name of a non-Aryan people inhabiting an area of southern India to the east of Madura....
6. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
7. court, n.1 View full entry 1154
...A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings; a yard, a court-yard; e.g. that surrounding a castle, or that left for the sake of light, etc. in the...
8. date, n.2 View full entry c1330
...The time during which something lasts; period, season; duration; term of life or existence. Now rare (poet. in later use)....
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. jungle, n. View full entry 1776
...In India, originally, as a native word, Waste or uncultivated ground (= ‘forest’ in the original sense); then, such land overgrown with brushwood, long grass, etc.; hence, in Anglo-Indian use:...
12. karana, n. View full entry 1936
...One of the 108 basic postures in Indian dance, details of which were set out in the Natya Sastra by the sage Bharata Muni, traditionally after instruction from the god...
13. lila, n. View full entry 1828
...In Hindu mythology, the cosmic dance or playful activity of the Supreme Spirit manifested in the Universe (see quots.); also, the name of an Indian dance representing this....
14. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
15. military, adj. and n. View full entry a1460
...Of or relating to warfare or defence; adapted to or connected with a state of war; designed for military use. Of, relating, or belonging to armed forces or an army (now freq....
16. monkey, n. View full entry 1530
...Any of numerous small- to medium-sized primates belonging to the one of the three families Callitrichidae, Cebidae, and Cercopithecidae, most kinds of which have long tails...
17. news, n. View full entry a1382
...New things; novelties. Obs....
18. off, adv., prep., n.1, and adj. View full entry eOE
...Expressing motion or direction from a place: to a distance, away, quite away; as in to go off, run off, drive off. to be off...
19. one, adj., n., and pron. View full entry eOE
...Designating a person who or thing which consists of a single individual or unit, without the addition of another of the same kind; single and integral in number....
20. peg, n.1 View full entry 1440
...A short pin or bolt, originally made of wood and later also of metal, plastic, etc., typically tapering slightly at one end, and used to fasten two things together, to plug a...
