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1. bailey, n. View full entry a1400
...The external wall enclosing the outer court, and forming the first line of defence, of a feudal castle; and, in a wider sense, any of the circuits of walls or defences which...
2. centenier, n. View full entry a1400
...A centurion. Obs....
3. coast, n. View full entry a1300
...The side of the body (of men or animals); the part fortified by the ribs. †by my coste: by my side (quot. 1591). Obs....
4. concord, n.1 View full entry a1300
...Agreement between persons; concurrence in feeling and opinion; harmony, accord....
5. damnation, n. View full entry a1300
...The action of condemning, or fact of being condemned (by judicial sentence, etc.); condemnation. Obs. exc. as in 1b....
6. kist, n.1 View full entry a1300
...A chest, box, coffer. (In Sc. the specific term for a servant's trunk.)...
7. sodomite, n. View full entry a1300
...Sodomy. Obs.rare....
8. square, adj. View full entry a1300
...Having a rectilinear and rectangular form of equal length and breadth; contained by four equal sides at right angles to each other; quadrate....
9. tack, n.2 View full entry a1300
...A customary payment levied by a ruler, feudal superior, or corporation. Obs....
10. task, n. View full entry a1400
...A fixed payment to a king, lord, or feudal superior; an impost, tax; tribute. Obs....
11. 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...
12. theme, n. View full entry a1300
...The subject of discourse, discussion, conversation, meditation, or composition; a topic....
