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1. accept, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. (formerly (17th–18th centuries) also †intr. with of (obs.))....
2. accursing, n. View full entry a1382
...The action of accurse; an instance of this....
3. adulter, n. View full entry c1384
...An adulterer, esp. a male one....
4. † again-rising, n. View full entry c1384
...Rising again; resurrection. See also gain-risinggain-4....
5. apply, v. View full entry c1384
...trans....
6. beˈspit, v. View full entry 1382
...trans. To spit upon, cover or defile with spitting. Rarely intr. with upon. (Cf. bespete)...
7. ˈborough-town, n. View full entry 1382
...A town which is a borough. Still sometimes applied to Irish municipal boroughs. Cf. burrows-town (Sc.)....
8. branch, v. View full entry a1382
...To bear or put forth branches; sometimes with forth, out. Also fig....
9. civility, n. View full entry c1384
...The position or status of being a citizen; citizenship. Obs....
10. clayen, adj. View full entry a1382
...Of clay, as a material; clay-....
11. coast, v. View full entry 1382
...trans. To keep by the side of (a person moving on); esp. to march on the flank of. Obs....
12. composition, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of putting together or combining; the fact of being put together or combined; combination (of things as parts or elements of a whole)....
13. contention, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of straining or striving earnestly; earnest exertion, effort, endeavour. Obs. or arch....
14. copious, adj. View full entry 1382
...Furnished plentifully with anything; having or yielding an abundant supply of; abounding in; Obs. exc. as in copious sources, where it passes into ...
15. † customed, adj. View full entry 1382
...Accustomed, usual, customary; established by custom....
16. deform, adj. View full entry 1382
...Deformed, misshapen, shapeless, distorted; ugly, hideous....
17. deˈsireful, adj. View full entry 1382
...Greatly to be desired, desirable. Obs. or arch....
18. disceptation, n. View full entry 1382
...Disputation, debate, discussion....
19. discomfort, n. View full entry 1382
...Undoing or loss of courage; discouragement, disheartening. Obs....
20. eloquence, n. View full entry 1382
...The action, practice, or art of expressing thought with fluency, force, and appropriateness, so as to appeal to the reason or move the feelings. Also concr. eloquent language....
