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1. acquaintance, n. View full entry c1230
...Originally: the state of being closely acquainted with a person; friendship, companionship. In later use: the state of knowing someone slightly, without the depth or intimacy of a friendship. Also: a relationship...
2. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
3. assumption, n. View full entry 1297
...The action of receiving up into heaven; ascent to or reception into heaven....
4. band, n.1 View full entry ?c1200
...Anything with which one's body or limbs are bound, in restraint of personal liberty; a shackle, chain, fetter, manacle. arch....
5. beg, v. View full entry ?c1225
...To ask alms or by way of alms....
6. beggar, n. View full entry a1250
...One who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives by so doing....
7. case, n.1 View full entry a1250
...A thing that befalls or happens to any one; an event, occurrence, hap, or chance....
8. cause, n. View full entry ?c1225
...That which produces an effect; that which gives rise to any action, phenomenon, or condition. Cause and effect are correlative terms....
9. circumstance, n. View full entry ?c1225
...That which stands around or surrounds; the totality of surrounding things; surroundings; environment. Obs. (exc. nonce-use as in 1832)....
10. common, adj. and adv. View full entry 1297
...‘Belonging equally to more than one’ (Johnson); possessed or shared alike by both or all (the persons or things in question). to have (anything) common with: now, to have ...
11. conception, n. View full entry a1300
...The action of conceiving, or fact of being conceived, in the womb....
12. contrary, adj., n., adv., and prep. View full entry c1250
...Opposed in nature or tendency; diametrically different, extremely unlike. Const. to; often with sense: Repugnant, antagonistic....
13. convert, v. View full entry a1300
...trans. To turn (a thing or oneself) about, to give a different (or specific) direction to. refl. = To turn (intr.). Obs....
14. craving, n. View full entry a1300
...Accusation; persecution. Obs....
15. degree, n. View full entry c1230
...A step in an ascent or descent; one of a flight of steps; a step or rung of a ladder. Obs. (exc. in Heraldry)....
16. double, adj.1 and adv. View full entry ?c1225
...Consisting of two members, things, or sets combined; twofold; forming a pair, paired, coupled; made of two layers of material, as a garment, etc. Often, with a sing. n., equivalent to ‘two’...
17. element, n. View full entry a1300
...One of the simple substances of which all material bodies are compounded....
18. figure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The form of anything as determined by the outline; external form; shape generally; spec.figure of the earth: see geoid and quot. 1931....
19. form, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The visible aspect of a thing; now usually in narrower sense, shape, configuration, as distinguished from colour; occasionally, the shape or figure of the body as distinguished from the face....
20. frame, n. and adj.2 View full entry ?c1200
...Advantage, benefit, profit; = freme Also in to do frame: to do (someone) good, to benefit. Obs....
