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1. ˈammeos | ameos, n. View full entry c1000
...= ammi...
2. ankle | ancle, n. View full entry c1000
...The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the slender part of the leg between this joint and the calf....
3. asparagus, n. View full entry c1000
...A plant (Asparagus officinalis, family Liliaceæ) cultivated for the sake of its vernal shoots, which form a well-known delicacy of the table. Bot. The genus which...
4. asterion, n. View full entry c1000
...Herb. Name of a plant of doubtful identity....
5. † ˈattercop, n. View full entry c1000
...A spider....
6. † ˈatterlothe, n. View full entry c1000
...An antidote to poison, an alexipharmic. Applied spec. to several different plants: see quot....
7. † ˈattery | ˈattry, adj. View full entry c1000
...Venomous, poisonous....
8. † aˈwhene, v. View full entry c1000
...To vex, trouble....
9. † axle, n.1 View full entry c1000
...The shoulder....
10. balsam, n. and adj. View full entry c1000
...An aromatic vegetable juice; = balm1....
11. bathe, v. View full entry c1000
...To immerse, as in a bath:...
12. beath, v. View full entry c1000
...To foment, bathe with warm liquid....
13. ˈbeathing, n. View full entry c1000
...Fomentation; the heating of wood in order to render it flexible....
14. beet, n. View full entry c1000
...A plant or genus of plants (family Chenopodiaceæ), having, in cultivation, a succulent root much used for food, and also for yielding sugar. There are two species, the Common or...
15. † befile, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To make foul or dirty; to defile....
16. † beˈspreng, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To sprinkle (anything) over:...
17. blain, n. View full entry c1000
...An inflammatory swelling or sore on the surface of the body, often accompanied by ulceration; a blister, botch, pustule; applied also to the eruptions in some pestilential diseases. Cf. chilblain...
18. blitheness, n. View full entry c1000
...The state of being blithe; joyousness, cheeriness, merriness, happiness. (orig. a synonym of bliss.)...
19. blow, v.2 View full entry c1000
...intr. To burst into flower; to blossom, bloom....
20. blown, adj.2 View full entry c1000
...In bloom; that has blossomed. Cf. full-blownfull1c....
