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1. altesse, n. View full entry 1559
...Chiefly in French or continental European contexts: a person of high rank, a nobleman or noblewoman. Freq. as a title, usually with possessive and capital initial: ‘Highness’. Sometimes ironic or...
2. big boy, n. View full entry 1572
...A boy who is relatively old or mature; (also) a boy who is old enough to look after himself or to cope with adult experiences (also (colloq.) used ironically, of...
3. designer, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who makes artistic designs; one who produces drawings and plans for the construction or creation of something according to aesthetic or functional criteria; (more generally) one who creates plans or...
4. ˈdreaded, adj. View full entry 1556
...That is regarded with dread or great fear; inspiring deep awe or apprehension....
5. ˈedifying, adj. View full entry 1526
...That builds. Obs....
6. exactly, adv. View full entry ?1531
...In a perfect manner, perfectly; to a perfect degree, to perfection; completely. Obs....
7. heaven-born, adj. and n. View full entry 1589
...Of heavenly birth or origin; divinely created or bestowed....
8. laugh, n. View full entry 1592
...An instance of laughing; a burst of laughter. Also: a person's characteristic manner of laughing. Also fig....
9. malignant, adj. and n. View full entry 1542
...Disposed to rebel against God or against constituted authority; disaffected, malcontent. Obs....
10. manage, v. View full entry 1561
...Horse Riding....
11. martialist, n. View full entry 1569
...Astrol. A person born under the influence of the planet Mars. Obs....
12. messieurs, n. View full entry 1539
...The regular French plural of monsieur, used as a title prefixed to French names, esp. surnames, or (with omission of names) as a form of address. Also: men who would...
13. Mexican, n. and adj. View full entry 1578
...A native or inhabitant of Mexico. In early use perh. also: †a native or inhabitant of Mexico City (obs.)....
14. mother's milk, n. View full entry ?a1513
...The milk of a mother. Freq. to suck in with one's mother's milk: (in fig. contexts) to learn or absorb something at an early age; cf. to...
15. nigger, n. and adj. View full entry 1574
...A dark-skinned person of sub-Saharan African origin or descent; = Negro1a....
16. Nimrod, n. View full entry ?1548
...A tyrannical ruler; a tyrant. Obs....
17. nosegay, n. View full entry c1500
...A bunch of flowers or herbs, esp. ones having a sweet smell; a small bouquet, a posy. Also: an imitation or representation of this....
18. patriot, n. and adj. View full entry 1577
...A person who loves his or her country, esp. one who is ready to support its freedoms and rights and to defend it against enemies or detractors....
19. perpetrate, v. View full entry 1535
...trans. In a neutral sense: to carry out or carry on (an action); to perform. Also occas. intr....
20. seraphical, adj. View full entry a1540
...Relating to the seraphim; = seraphic1....
