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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. absinthium, n. View full entry OE
...The plant absinth (absinth1a); (also) the dried leaves and flowering tops of the plant, esp. as an ingredient of drinks and herbal remedies. Formerly also †fig. (cf....
3. achillea, n. View full entry OE
...Any of numerous plants of the chiefly Eurasian genus Achillea (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), which comprises hardy perennials, typically with finely divided aromatic leaves and corymbose flower-heads;...
4. † achor, n. View full entry OE
...A disease of the scalp, prob. favus or some other form of dermatophytosis, characterized by the presence of small pustules, ulcers, and scabs; (also) a pustule or ulcer of this disease....
5. acolyte, n. View full entry OE
...Christian Church (now chiefly R.C. Church). A person who attends a priest and performs subordinate duties, as assisting at the altar, lighting and bearing candles, etc. Also: the order...
6. adderwort, n. View full entry OE
...The plant bistort, Persicaria bistorta; also called snakeweed; cf. adder's grass1.Dragon arum, Dracunculus vulgaris (obs.)....
7. afloat, adj. and adv. View full entry OE
...Floating on the sea or on any stretch of water (or other liquid) of sufficient depth to support a body; not sinking, not aground; at sea, as opposed to being in dock...
8. † again-, comb. form View full entry OE
...Against, in opposition to. Also: opposite (rare)....
9. † akennedness, n. View full entry OE
...Birth; generation. Esp. with reference to Christ's incarnation....
10. † akenning, n. View full entry OE
...Birth....
11. alabastrum, n. View full entry OE
...Ancient Hist. A vessel for holding perfume, unguents, or ointments; = alabaster2, alabastron...
12. aldern, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...Of alder (the tree or the wood)....
13. † alith, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To separate, remove; to tear off, sever....
14. almost, adv., adj., and n. View full entry OE
...Mostly all, nearly all; for the most part. Obs....
15. amazed, adj. View full entry OE
...Driven stupid; stunned or stupefied, as by a blow; out of one's wits. Obs....
16. ˈammeos | ameos, n. View full entry c1000
...= ammi...
17. anima, n. View full entry OE
...Chiefly Philos. The animating principle in living things, the soul; some part or aspect of the soul, esp. the irrational part of the soul as distinguished from the...
18. animus, n. View full entry OE
...Chiefly Philos. The rational soul; mind, will, spirit. Contrasted with anima1. Now hist....
19. 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....
20. apple tree, n. View full entry OE
...A tree which bears apples; esp. any one of the many varieties cultivated for their fruit; = apple4a....