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1. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
2. jali, n. View full entry 1882
...Intricate ornamental latticework in wood, metal, stone, etc.; a screen, door, or other architectural feature made from this. Freq. attrib., as jali panel, jali screen, ...
3. mail, n.2 View full entry c1275
...A bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag, a portmanteau. In later use Sc. and U.S. in pl.: baggage. †Also fig....
4. multi-, comb. form View full entry 1647
...Forming parasynthetic adjectives, with the sense ‘more than one, several, many’. From the adjectives are formed adverbs (e.g. multiserially) and nouns (e.g. multicellularity). Some formations of this kind...
5. number, n. View full entry c1300
...The precise sum or aggregate of a collection of individual things or persons; the quantity or amount....
6. O, n.1 View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
7. pass, n.4 View full entry 1555
...Prob.: demeanour; a course of action. Obs.rare....
8. pukka, adj. and n. View full entry 1619
...Esp. in South Asian contexts: (of a weight or measure) full, good; the largest possible; (in extended use) complete, in full measure. Now rare....
9. round, n.1 View full entry a1325
...A circular band, a ring; a ring-shaped object; (in later use) spec. a representation or drawing of a ring-shaped object on a flat surface, esp. one used to...
10. soft, adj. View full entry c1000
...Producing agreeable or pleasant sensations; characterized by ease and quiet enjoyment; of a calm or placid nature....
11. void, adj. and n.1 View full entry c1290
...Of a see, benefice, etc.: Having no incumbent, holder, or possessor; unoccupied, vacant....
