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1. address, n. View full entry 1477
...Guidance; aid. Cf. address9. Obs....
2. agate, n. View full entry ?1483
...= jet1a. Obs.rare....
3. ahorseback, adv. View full entry ?1473
...On horseback....
4. approach, n. View full entry 1489
...The act of coming nearer (relatively), or of drawing near (absolutely), in space....
5. band, n.3 View full entry 1490
...An organized company; a troop. Said of armed men, also of robbers, assassins, etc....
6. bank, n.3 View full entry 1474
...The table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money. Obs. exc. Hist....
7. blank, n. View full entry 1480
...A small French coin, originally of silver, but afterwards of copper; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English. According to Littré,...
8. blank, v. View full entry 1484
...trans. To make white, whiten; to make pale....
9. cohort, n. View full entry 1489
...Roman Hist. A body of infantry in the Roman army, of which there were ten in a legion, each consisting of from 300 to 600 men; also applied to auxiliary troops...
10. † dime, v. View full entry 1483
...trans....
11. director, n. View full entry 1477
...One who or that which directs, rules, or guides; a guide, a conductor; ‘one that has authority over others; a superintendent; one that has the general management of a design or work’...
12. dormitory, n. View full entry 1485
...A sleeping-chamber; spec. a room containing a number of beds, or a gallery or building divided into cells or chambers each having a bed or beds in it, for the...
13. exhibit, v. View full entry 1490
...trans. To offer, present (sacrifice, etc.); to administer (an oath). Obs....
14. fencing, n. View full entry 1489
...The action or art of using the sword scientifically as a weapon of offence or defence; the practice of this art with a blunted sword, foil, or stick....
15. furor, n. View full entry 1477
...Fury, rage, madness, anger, mania....
16. instant, adj. (and adv.) View full entry 1477
...Pressing, urgent, importunate....
17. invoke, v. View full entry 1490
...trans. To call on (God, a deity, etc.) in prayer or as a witness; to appeal to for aid or protection; to summon or invite in prayer....
18. jaw-bone | jawbone, n. View full entry 1490
...Any bone of the jaws; spec. each of the two forming the lower jaw in most mammals, or the whole bone formed by their combination in others....
19. mizzle, n.1 View full entry 1490
...Very fine misty rain; drizzle....
20. poop, n.1 View full entry 1489
...The aftermost part of a ship; the stern; the aftermost and highest deck often forming (esp. in a wooden ship) the roof of a cabin in the stern....
