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1. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
2. abstract, v. View full entry 1449
...trans. Chiefly Sc. in early use. To take away, extract, or remove (something); to move (a person or thing) away, withdraw. Freq. with from....
3. accompany, v. View full entry 1426
...trans....
4. accord, v. View full entry lOE
...trans....
5. address, n. View full entry 1477
...Guidance; aid. Cf. address9. Obs....
6. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
7. 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....
8. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
9. Almain, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...A native or inhabitant of Germany or the lands corresponding to modern Germany; a German. Chiefly arch. and literary in later use....
10. alt, n.1 View full entry 1535
...Music. High pitch of voice or instrument; an instance of this, a high note. Chiefly in in alt: in the octave immediately above the top line of the treble...
11. altar, n. View full entry eOE
...A block, table, stand, or other raised structure with a flat top used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a god or gods....
12. ambage, n. View full entry c1374
...For deceit: Equivocation, quibbles, ambiguities. Obs. or arch....
13. ˈampleness, n. View full entry 1566
...Of extension in space: Largeness, breadth, extent....
14. amplifier, n. View full entry 1546
...One who enlarges, who adds to the extent, capacity, or dignity of anything. arch....
15. amplify, v. View full entry a1400
...To enlarge or extend in space or capacity. Obs....
16. analogous, adj. View full entry 1644
...Characterized by correspondence to; resembling, or bearing comparison with; parallel, equivalent; comparable, similar....
17. 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....
18. angelot, n. View full entry 1525
...A French gold coin struck by Louis XI, bearing the image of St. Michael with the dragon under his feet; also a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI....
19. anneal, v. View full entry a1000
...To set on fire, kindle, inflame. lit. and fig.Obs....
20. annealed, adj. View full entry OE
...Set on fire. Obs....
