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1. abaciscus, n. View full entry 1753
...A square section containing part or all of the pattern of a mosaic pavement; (also) a single mosaic tile, a tessera. Now rare....
2. † abraum, n. View full entry 1753
...= red ochre Cf. ruddle...
3. absolutism, n. View full entry 1753
...Theol. The doctrine of God's absolute sovereignty, esp. that salvation is preordained absolutely; the doctrine of predestination....
4. acanthine, adj. View full entry 1753
...Decorated with representations of acanthus leaves; resembling the leaves or branches of the acanthus....
5. acanthopterygious, adj. View full entry 1753
...Ray-finned; = acanthopterygian...
6. acaulous, adj. View full entry 1753
...= acaulescent...
7. † acroteriasm, n. View full entry 1753
...Amputation of an extremity of the body....
8. adapter, n. View full entry 1753
...A device or part for connecting pieces of equipment which would otherwise be incompatible. In early use esp.: a short tube for connecting two pieces of glassware or other chemical...
9. † adephagia, n. View full entry 1753
...Voracious or insatiable appetite (for food or certain foods)....
10. † adlegation, n. View full entry 1753
...In the Holy Roman Empire: the action of nominating delegates or ambassadors representing a particular state, to be associated with those of the emperor in treaties and negotiations relating to the public...
11. admortization, n. View full entry 1753
...The transfer of property to a corporation in mortmain; an instance of this; = amortization1. Obs.hist.rare....
12. Adonist, n. View full entry 1753
...A person who maintains that the vowel points given to the Tetragrammaton YHWH in the Hebrew Scriptures indicate that it should be substituted by the name ‘Adonai’ (Adonai)...
13. aeronautica, n. View full entry 1753
...In titles of works: aerial navigation; = aeronautics...
14. † aerostatica, n. View full entry 1753
...= aerostatics...
15. aesymnetic, adj. View full entry 1753
...In ancient Greece: a limited elective monarchy....
16. † affuage, n. View full entry 1753
...The right to cut firewood in a forest (forest2) for domestic use....
17. Agnoetism, n. View full entry 1753
...The (heretical) doctrine of the Agnoetes that Christ shared limited knowledge with humans, and was not omniscient; belief in this. Cf. Agnoetes...
18. † agrom, n. View full entry 1753
...Apparently: a condition in which the tongue becomes rough and cracked (not identified)....
19. à la modality, n. View full entry 1753
...The quality of being à la mode; fashionableness, modishness....
20. alamodic, adj. View full entry 1753
...In accordance with the prevailing taste; fashionable....
