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1. dwale, n.2 View full entry a1300
...A stupefying or soporific drink. Obs. (Prob. in many instances, the juice or infusion of Belladonna: see 2.)...
2. forked, adj. View full entry a1300
...Having a fork or fork-like end; shaped like a fork, bifurcate, branching....
3. ˈlily-flower, n. View full entry a1300-1400
...The flower of the (white) lily; occas. the heraldic fleur-de-lis....
4. square, n. View full entry a1300
...An implement or tool for determining, measuring, or setting out right angles, or for testing the exactness of artificers' work, usually consisting of two pieces or arms set at right angles to...
5. tau, n. View full entry a1300
...The name of the letter T in the Greek, Hebrew, and ancient Semitic alphabets. Often in the sense ‘last letter’, as tau was orig. in Greek, and continued to be...
6. vair, n. View full entry a1300
...A fur obtained from a variety of squirrel with grey back and white belly, much used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments. See miniver...
