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1. admire, v. View full entry c1429
...intr. To feel or express wonder, astonishment, or surprise; to marvel....
2. † aˈright, v. View full entry c1420
...To make right, to put to rights; to arrange or treat properly. Occas. ironically....
3. bank, n.3 View full entry 1474
...The table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money. Obs. exc. Hist....
4. banquet, n.1 View full entry 1483
...A feast, a sumptuous entertainment of food and drink; now usually a ceremonial or state feast, followed by speeches....
5. catechize, v. View full entry 14..
...trans. To give systematic oral instruction; to instruct (the young or ignorant) in the elements of religion by repeating the instruction until it is learnt by heart, or (as always implied...
6. † douse | dowse, n.2 View full entry a1500
...A sweetheart; a ‘dear’. Also ironical....
7. ˈdressing, n. View full entry c1440
...The action of dress, in various senses....
8. embroider, v. View full entry 14..
...trans. To ornament with needlework; to work in needlework upon cloth, etc. Also absol....
9. eminent, adj. View full entry c1420
...High, towering above surrounding objects. Also fig. Now poet. or arch....
10. entertain, v. View full entry 1477
...trans. To hold mutually; to hold intertwined. Also absol. with reciprocal sense. Obs....
11. fool, v. View full entry c1400
...intr. To be or become foolish or insane....
12. † God-a-ˈmercy, int. View full entry a1440
...Used as an exclamation of applause or thanks. Const. of....
13. handsel, v. View full entry c1430
...trans. To give handsel to (a person); to present with, give, or offer, something auspicious at the commencement of the year or day, the beginning of an enterprise, etc.; to inaugurate...
14. liberation, n. View full entry ?a1475
...The action of liberating (esp. from confinement or servitude); the condition of being liberated; release. Also: an instance of this....
15. lofty, adj. View full entry c1485
...Extending to a great height in the air; of imposing altitude, towering....
16. mallender, n. View full entry 1440
...Originally: †a sore located behind a horse's knee (obs.). Later (in pl. and †sing.): a kind of chronic dermatitis of horses, characterized by the presence of...
17. motherhood, n. and adj. View full entry 1459
...With possessive adjective: a title of respect for a mother. Obs....
18. naughty, adj. (and int.) View full entry c1400
...Having or possessing nothing; poor, needy. Obs....
19. neat, adj. (n.2 and int.) and adv. View full entry 1453
...Of a thing, a place, etc.: characterized by an elegance of form or arrangement, with freedom from unnecessary additions or embellishments; of agreeable but simple appearance; finely made or proportioned; well-formed. Also...
20. neighbourhood | neighborhood, n. View full entry a1425
...The people living near to a certain place or within a certain range; neighbours collectively....
