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1. aal, n. View full entry 1798
...The noni or Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia. Also: the reddish dye obtained from this plant, used (esp. formerly) in India to colour cotton fabrics. Cf. Morinda...
2. aba, n.1 View full entry 1792
...A loose-fitting overgarment of various forms, traditionally worn by esp. Arab men and women. Cf. abaya...
3. abaya, n. View full entry 1810
...A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba...
4. abb, n. View full entry eOE
...Originally: the woof or weft in a web. Later also: the warp in a web. Freq. attrib., as abb thread, abb wool, etc....
5. abbasi, n. View full entry 1615
...A Persian silver coin (originally weighing approx. 9.33 grams) equivalent in value to two mahmudi (mahmudia) or 200 dinars, first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (reigned ...
6. abdominoplasty, n. View full entry 1969
...Plastic surgery of the abdominal wall, esp. as a cosmetic operation to remove excess skin and fat; an instance of this....
7. abolla, n. View full entry 1700
...In the ancient Roman world: a kind of thick cloak, worn by peasants, soldiers, and others (and, as an affectation, by philosophers)....
8. † about-writing, n. View full entry c1449
...An inscription or legend around the head on the face of a coin....
9. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
10. abura, n. View full entry 1921
...A tree of tropical West Africa, Mitragyna ciliata (family Rubiaceae), from which a soft pale wood is obtained; the wood of this tree, used esp. for furniture, flooring,...
11. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
12. academical, adj. and n. View full entry 1549
...Philos. Also with capital initial. = academic1. Now rare....
13. acanthus, n. View full entry 1551
...Bot. In early use: the Mediterranean plant Acanthus spinosus, the spiny leaves of which (or representations of them) are used decoratively (see sense 2). In later use...
14. accessory, n. and adj. View full entry 1414
...Chiefly Law. A person who incites or assists someone to commit an arrestable offence, or who knowingly aids someone who has committed such an offence (opposed to principal)....
15. accordion, n. View full entry 1830
...A portable musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing a central bellows to blow air over metal reeds, the melody being sounded by buttons or a keyboard on one side of the...
16. accouplement, n. View full entry 1483
...The action or fact of coupling one person or thing to another; union, pairing, mating. Also: an instance of this....
17. accoutrement | accouterment, n. View full entry c1550
...In pl. Items of apparel; (more generally) additional pieces of dress or equipment, trappings; (Mil.) the outfit of a soldier other than weapons and garments....
18. acer, n. View full entry 1567
...Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer (family Sapindaceae), comprising the maples (see maple1); the wood of any of these trees or...
19. acetal, n. View full entry 1838
...A colourless volatile liquid, prepared by the reaction of acetaldehyde with ethanol, and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes....
20. acetate, n. View full entry 1788
...Chem. A salt or ester, or the anion, of acetic acid....
