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1. attributive, adj. and n. View full entry 1609
...Characterized by attributing. Obs....
2. checked, adj.1 View full entry a1616
...Stopped in progress; repressed; restrained....
3. ˈdangling, adj. View full entry 1597
...That dangles....
4. denote, v. View full entry 1597
...trans. To note down; to put into or state in writing; to describe. Obs....
5. ding, n.2 and adv. View full entry a1616
...The stem of ding, used as an imitation of the ringing sound of a heavy bell, or of metal when struck. Often adverbial or without grammatical construction, esp. when repeated....
6. lapse, v. View full entry a1616
...To fall away by slow degrees; to pass or sink gradually through absence of effort or sustaining influence. Also with away, back, out. Constr. from...
7. lower, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To cause or allow to descend, to let down gradually (e.g. a boat, a drawbridge, a thing or person suspended from above); to haul down (a sail, a flag). Also...
8. reword, v. View full entry 1604
...trans....
9. switch, n. View full entry 1597
...A slender tapering riding whip....
