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1. as, adv. and conj. View full entry OE
...Of quantity or degree: in that degree, to that extent (in or to which). Obs....
2. athwart, adv. and prep. View full entry c1470
...Across from side to side, transversely; usually, but not necessarily, in an oblique direction....
3. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
4. ˌcamiˈsado, n. View full entry 1548
...A night attack; originally one in which the attacking party wore shirts over their armour as a means of mutual recognition. (A very common word in 16–17th c.)...
5. chivalry, n. View full entry 1297
...collect. Knights or horsemen equipped for battle....
6. cocoa, n. View full entry 1672
...The seed of Theobroma Cacao, a tropical American tree: more correctly called cacaoObs. Formerly commonly called cocoa-nut, and now often cocoa-bean....
7. concentric, adj. and n. View full entry c1400
...Having a common centre, described about the same centre. (Said of circles and spheres, etc.)...
8. cuirassier, n. View full entry 1622
...A horse soldier wearing a cuirass....
9. decamp, v. View full entry 1678
...intr. (Mil.) To break up a camp; to remove from a place of encampment. Hence, said of other bodies or parties leaving a camping-place....
10. escalade, n. View full entry 1598
...The action of scaling the walls of a fortified place by the use of ladders; also transf. and fig....
11. express, v.1 View full entry 1382
...trans. To press, squeeze, or wring out; to press (juice, air, etc.) from, out of (anything). spec. to press or squeeze out (milk or other...
12. internecion, n. View full entry 1610
...Destruction, slaughter, massacre....
13. invincible, adj. and n. View full entry 1412-20
...That cannot be vanquished, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable....
14. Irish, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry OE
...Of a person: native to Ireland; that is a citizen of Ireland; (also) descended from emigrants from Ireland to another country, esp. the United States or Australia (cf. Irish-American, ...
15. issue, n. View full entry c1330
...The action of going, passing, or flowing out; egress, exit; power of egress or exit; outgoing, outflow....
16. private, adj.1, adv., and n. View full entry 1395
...Of a religious rule: not shared by all Christians. Of an individual or a religious order: living according to distinct religious rules; set apart by distinct beliefs, religious practices, etc. Obs....
17. sumpit, n. View full entry 1831
...= sumpitan; also erron. one of the darts blown from the sumpitan....
18. superior, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a1393
...That is on a higher physical level; situated above or further up than something else; upper. Formerly also: †heavenly, celestial (obs.)....
19. testimonial, adj. and n. View full entry 1425
...(now arch. or technical.) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of testimony; serving as evidence; conducive to proof. testimonial proof, proof by the testimony of...
20. timar, n. View full entry 1598
...Formerly, in the feudal system of Turkey, a fief held by military service: see quots....
