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1. analogue, n. and adj. View full entry 1808
...Zool. and Bot. Originally: an extant species which corresponds to a fossil form. Later more widely: a species or group of organisms in one region, ecosystem, or geological period...
2. ancient, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1366
...Of or belonging to time past, former, earlier, bygone. arch., exc. when approaching sense A. 2....
3. anecdotage, n. View full entry 1823
...Anecdotes collectively; anecdotic literature....
4. animal, n. View full entry a1398
...A living organism which feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and a nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli; any living creature, including man....
5. Antipodean, adj. and n. View full entry 1640
...Of or pertaining to the opposite side of the world; esp. Australasian....
6. attack, n. View full entry 1667
...The act of falling upon with force or arms, of commencing battle; an offensive operation; an onset, an assault. The common military term; opposed to defence....
7. back-, comb. form View full entry ?c1225
...General senses in combination....
8. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
9. beak, n.1 View full entry c1220
...The horny termination of the jaws of a bird, consisting of two pointed mandibles adapted for piercing and for taking firm hold: a bird's bill....
10. bear, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A heavily-built, thick-furred plantigrade quadruped, of the genus Ursus; belonging to the Carnivora, but having teeth partly adapted to a vegetable diet. ...
11. bird, n. View full entry a800
...orig. The general name for the young of the feathered tribes; a young bird; a chicken, eaglet, etc.; a nestling. The only sense in Old English; found in literature down to...
12. 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)...
13. blood, n. (and int.) View full entry eOE
...The red fluid flowing in the arteries, capillaries, and veins of humans and other vertebrates, carrying oxygen and nutrients to, and carbon dioxide and waste metabolites away from, the organs and tissues...
14. bone, n. View full entry a700
...The general name for each of the distinct parts which unitedly make up the skeleton or hard framework of the body of vertebrate animals....
15. boot, n.3 View full entry c1325
...A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually of leather. (Distinguished from a shoe by extending above the ankle. In earlier times used only by riders:...
16. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
17. branch, n. View full entry 1297
...A portion or limb of a tree or other plant growing out of the stem or trunk, or out of one of the boughs; in a more specific sense, a branch...
18. bray, n.1 View full entry a1300
...Outcry; a loud cry, a shriek. Obs....
19. break, v. View full entry 851
...trans. generally....
20. bucolic, adj. and n. View full entry 1531
...Of or pertaining to herdsmen or shepherds; pastoral....
