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1. adjectival, adj. and n. View full entry 1647
...Grammar. That is or functions as an adjective; of, relating to, of the nature of, or characteristic of an adjective or adjectives....
2. biblical, adj. View full entry 1652
...Of, relating to, or contained in, the Bible. biblical theology: see theology1a....
3. dashed, adj. View full entry 1646
...Struck violently against or by something; splashed; mingled, tempered, etc.: see the verb....
4. emergency, n. View full entry a1631
...The rising of a submerged body above the surface of water; = emergence1. Now rare....
5. Eumenides, n. View full entry 1651
...With pl. concord. Euphemistic name for the Furies (see fury5). Also fig....
6. Geneva print, n. View full entry 1606
...Roman type, esp. the small roman type typically used in pocket editions of the Geneva Bible, such as were commonly and characteristically carried by English Puritans and members of separatist...
7. Halifax, n. View full entry 1630
...go to Halifax: see go30c. (Now regarded as a euphemism for hell.) Also in phr. from Hell, Hull, and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us...
8. intimacy, n. View full entry 1641
...The state of being personally intimate; intimate friendship or acquaintance; familiar intercourse; close familiarity; an instance of this....
9. intimate, adj. and n. View full entry 1607
...Inmost, most inward, deep-seated; hence, Pertaining to or connected with the inmost nature or fundamental character of a thing; essential; intrinsic. Now chiefly in scientific use....
10. marital, adj. View full entry 1603
...Of or relating to marriage, or the relations between a husband and wife....
11. membrum virile, n. View full entry 1672
...The penis; = virile member (or yard)virile3. Cf. member1a....
12. misconduct, n. View full entry 1697
...In pl. Instances of unacceptable or improper conduct or behaviour....
13. mistake, n. View full entry 1600
...A misconception about the meaning of something; a thing incorrectly done or thought; an error of judgement....
14. neutralize, v. View full entry 1642
...intr. To remain neutral. Also trans. with it. Obs.....
15. obliger, n. View full entry 1633
...A person who binds another to the performance of a contract, law, or duty; a person who imposes obligation. Also (occas.): a person to whom another is bound; = obligee1...
16. od, n.1 and int. View full entry 1600
...In expressions such as od's me, od's my life, od's my will, etc. Also in elliptical use. Now arch....
17. old boy, n. View full entry 1602
...Without necessarily connoting age, as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. old5b and boy4a....
18. pocketbook, n. and adj. View full entry 1617
...Chiefly in form pocket book. A small book, adapted so as to be conveniently carried in a person's pocket. In later use chiefly N. Amer.: a paperback or...
19. † rammee, int. (and n.) View full entry 1652
...= damme Also as ...
20. rodent, adj. and n. View full entry 1633
...Acrid; corrosive. Obs.rare....
