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1. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
2. acceptor, n. View full entry c1384
...= accepter of persons (also faces)accepter2....
3. alabaster, n. and adj. View full entry c1384
...An ornamental stone consisting of a fine-grained, compact, translucent form of gypsum or (esp. with reference to ancient artefacts) calcite, typically white or tinted or clouded with yellow, red, and other colours,...
4. † amphore, n. View full entry 1382
...= amphora1....
5. barley-corn, n. View full entry 1382
...= barley (the plant or grain)....
6. bearer, n. View full entry a1382
...One who carries or conveys; a carrier, a porter....
7. † biˈlibre, n. View full entry 1382
...A weight of two pounds....
8. breather, n. View full entry 1382
...He who, or that which, breathes; one who lives, a living being, creature, animal....
9. bucket, n.1 View full entry a1382
...‘The vessel in which water is drawn out of a well’....
10. caption, n. View full entry 1382
...Taking, catching, seizure, capture. Now rare....
11. changer, n. View full entry 1382
...One who, or that which, changes anything; see change16....
12. circuit, n. View full entry a1382
...The line, real or imaginary, described in going round any area; the distance round; the compass, circumference, containing line or limits....
13. cistern, n. View full entry 1382
...An artificial reservoir for the storage of water; esp. a watertight tank in a high part of a building, whence the taps in various parts of it are supplied....
14. communication, n. View full entry a1382
...The fact of having something in common with another person or thing; affinity; congruity. Obs.rare....
15. configure, v. View full entry 1382
...trans. To fashion according to something else as a model; to conform in figure or fashion (to)....
16. coupled, adj. View full entry 1382
...Tied, joined, linked, or associated together in pairs. In Heraldry = conjoinedc....
17. cubit, n. View full entry 1382
...The part of the arm from the elbow downward; the forearm....
18. definition, n. View full entry 1382
...The setting of bounds or limits; limitation, restriction. Obs.rare....
19. distribution, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of dividing and dealing out or bestowing in portions among a number of recipients; apportionment, allotment....
20. drachm, n. View full entry 1382
...The principal silver coin of the ancient Greeks, the drachma; containing 6 obols. It varied in weight and value in different places. (Also drachma)...
