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1. bar, v. View full entry a1300
...trans....
2. Bible, n. View full entry a1300
...The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament. (Sometimes in early use, and still dial., used for the Old Testament; e.g. ‘neither in the Bible nor the Testament.’) the...
3. blister, n.1 View full entry a1400
...A thin vesicle on the skin, containing serum, caused by friction, a burn, or other injury, or the action of a vesicatory....
4. break, n.1 View full entry a1400
...An act of breaking; breakage, fracture....
5. burning, n. View full entry a1300
...The condition of being on fire; the action of sending up flames; hence concr. flame. Cf. 5b....
6. carol, n. View full entry a1300
...A ring-dance with accompaniment of song; ? a ring of men or women holding hands and moving round in dancing step. arch....
7. case, n.2 View full entry a1300
...A thing fitted to contain or enclose something else; a receptacle or holder; a box, chest, bag, sheath, covering, etc.; spec. in very early use (as in Old French) a...
8. cast, n. View full entry a1300
...A throw of a missile, a bowl, or other object....
9. ˈcavel, n.1 View full entry a1400
...A lot (that is cast). Now applied in the Northumberland collieries to the lots which are cast from time to time to determine in which ‘bord’ each miner shall hew till the...
10. channel, n.1 View full entry a1300
...The hollow bed of running waters; also, the bed of the sea or other body of water....
11. clad, adj. View full entry a1300
...Covered with clothes (or armour), clothed....
12. cleft | clift, n. View full entry a1300
...gen. A space made by cleaving, splitting, or separation of parts; a split, fissure, crack, crevice....
13. compass, n.1, adj., and adv. View full entry a1300
...Measure, proper proportion, regularity: e.g. to keep even compass (cf. Old French tenir compas to keep step in marching); by compass (Old French par compas...
14. convert, v. View full entry a1300
...trans. To turn (a thing or oneself) about, to give a different (or specific) direction to. refl. = To turn (intr.). Obs....
15. cord, n.1 View full entry a1300
...A string composed of several strands twisted or woven together; in ordinary popular use, now restricted to small ropes, and thick or stout strings; but formerly applied more widely, e.g....
16. ˈcorner-stone, n. View full entry a1300
...One of the stones forming the quoin or salient angle of a wall, a quoin-stone....
17. couple, n. View full entry a1300
...A brace or leash for holding two hounds together. Usually in pl.; also a pair of couples....
18. curtain, n.1 View full entry a1300
...A piece of cloth or similar material suspended by the top so as to admit of being withdrawn sideways, and serving as a screen or hanging for purposes of use or ornament;...
19. ˈdeadman, n. View full entry a1400
...(deadman). = dead man: formerly written and pronounced as one word. (Cf. blindman) Obs. exc. in names, as Deadman's Walk....
20. denounce, v. View full entry a1300
...To give formal, authoritative, or official information of; to proclaim, announce, declare; to publish, promulgate:...
