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1. babe, n. View full entry a1393
...A very young child; a baby. Formerly also: †a child of any age (obs.). Now chiefly literary and somewhat arch., often in fixed phrases, as ...
2. Crœsus, n. View full entry 1390
...Used allusively in phrases, as Crœsus' wealth, as rich as Crœsus, and hence typically for ‘a very rich person’....
3. Medusa, n. View full entry a1393
...Greek Mythol. The one of the three Gorgons who was mortal (see Gorgon1a); (more generally) each of the three Gorgons. Also allusively with reference to any...
4. Morpheus, n. View full entry a1393
...(The name of) the god of dreams (popularly often taken as the god of sleep), used allusively with reference to his ability to induce dreams or sleep. Hence also (as...
5. Pan, n.3 View full entry a1393
...(The name of) the god of flocks and herds of Greek mythology, usually represented with the horns, ears, and legs of a goat on the body of a man....
6. summer-day, n. View full entry 1390
...= summer's day...
7. supple, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To cause to yield or be submissive; to make compliant or complaisant; to soften, mollify (the heart or mind) or the heart of mind of. Freq. with to....
8. unˈtruss, v. View full entry 1390
...trans. To free from a pack or burden. rare....
9. zodiac, n. View full entry 1390
...Astron. A belt of the celestial sphere extending about 8 or 9 degrees on each side of the ecliptic, within which the apparent motions of the sun, moon, and principal planets...
