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1. † a, conj. View full entry ?a1325
...= andI....
2. aam, n. View full entry a1400
...A Dutch and German liquid measure of varying capacity, ranging in different continental cities from 37 to 44 imperial gallons (168.2 to 200.2 litres) and used in Britain for Rhenish wine; (also)...
3. Aaronite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...A descendant or follower of Aaron; a member of the Jewish priesthood. Cf. Aaron...
4. abacist, n. View full entry a1387
...A person who makes calculations using an abacus....
5. abacus, n. View full entry a1387
...A board or tray strewn with sand in which numbers, letters, diagrams, etc., can be traced and erased. Cf. sandboard1, sand-table(a)sand2a. Now rare...
6. Abaddon, n. View full entry c1350
...Apollyon, the destroyer; (a name for) the Devil. ...
7. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry a1400
...Chiefly Naut. To or towards the rear; backward....
8. † abait, v. View full entry a1400
...trans. To excite, stimulate (sexual appetite)....
9. abandon, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To let go, give up, renounce (a pursuit, practice, possession, etc.); to cease to use, have, or practise....
10. abandoned, adj. View full entry a1393
...In predicative use: devoted or given up to an influence, passion, pursuit, etc.; (now esp.) devoted to something evil or immoral....
11. abase, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To lower in rank, condition, or character; to humble, humiliate, degrade. In later use chiefly refl....
12. abash, v. View full entry c1384
...trans. To cause (a person) to lose his or her self-possession or confidence, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of embarrassment, shame, or humiliation; to throw (a person, the...
13. abashed, adj. View full entry a1387
...Feeling or caused to feel discomfited or disconcerted, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of shame or embarrassment. Cf. abash...
14. abate, v.1 View full entry c1300
...trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs....
15. abatement, n.1 View full entry ?a1400
...The action of abate; wrongful occupation of land or property, usurpation; an instance of this. Freq. in abatement of freehold....
16. abating, n. View full entry 1370
...The action or process of reducing, or lessening; reduction, diminution, decrease; an instance of this....
17. † abattle, v.1 View full entry c1380
...trans. To fortify. Cf. embattle3....
18. † abave, v. View full entry a1400
...trans. (in pass.). To be surprised, disconcerted, discomfited, upset. Also occas. intr....
19. † abay, n. View full entry c1330
...The barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp. when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face...
20. abbess, n. View full entry c1300
...A woman who is the head or superior of an abbey of nuns or (formerly) of a double abbey of nuns and monks. Also as a title. Cf. Mother Superiormother...
