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1. abbasi, n. View full entry 1615
...A Persian silver coin (originally weighing approx. 9.33 grams) equivalent in value to two mahmudi (mahmudia) or 200 dinars, first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (reigned ...
2. abutting, adj. View full entry a1616
...That abuts; facing; adjacent, contiguous; neighbouring....
3. † acupiction, n. View full entry 1663
...Prob.: pictorial embroidery....
4. † acupinge, v. View full entry 1623
...trans. To embroider....
5. Adamitical, adj. View full entry 1666
...= Adamitic In early use with reference to nakedness....
6. adatis, n. View full entry 1653
...Very fine Indian muslin....
7. adhesive, adj. and n. View full entry 1661
...Having the property of physically adhering to something, sticky; (also) that has an adhesive surface or surfaces....
8. Afghan, n. and adj. View full entry 1625
...A Pashtun, in later use esp. one from Afghanistan.More generally: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghani descent. Cf. Afghani3....
9. aggry, n. View full entry 1683
...A substance which forms the material of certain kinds of bead used in West Africa. Chiefly in aggry bead: a type of variegated glass bead found esp. in Ghana....
10. agraffe, n. View full entry c1660
...A kind of fastener or clasp consisting of a hook attached to a ring or loop, often richly ornamented and worn esp. on military uniforms, women's gowns, ceremonial costumes, etc. (sometimes having...
11. † aguise, n. View full entry 1647
...Dress, attire. Cf. aguise...
12. aigrette, n. View full entry 1631
...A headdress or head ornament consisting of white egret's feathers, or incorporating something resembling this, such as a spray of gems. Also: an egret's feather, or tuft of feathers, esp....
13. airily, adv. View full entry 1687
...With a nonchalant, detached, or superior air; dismissively; casually, blithely....
14. à la mode, adv., adj., n., and prep. View full entry 1637
...In accordance with the fashion; in a modish manner; fashionably....
15. albatross, n. View full entry 1681
...Any of various very large oceanic birds constituting the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes), having long, narrow wings and typically white plumage, and found chiefly in the southern oceans....
16. alburnum, n. View full entry 1664
...The whiter, softer, and more recently formed wood of a tree, situated between the bark and the heartwood; the sapwood....
17. Aldine, adj. and n. View full entry 1654
...Designating editions of Greek and Latin classics (including many first printed editions, or principes) issued at Venice by Aldus Manutius (Teobaldo Manucci, 14501515), and his family (...
18. Aleppo, n. View full entry 1698
...(in full Aleppo oak gall) a hard nut-like gall that forms on any of several oaks (esp. the gall or dyer's oak, Q. lusitanica), in response to the...
19. alpargata, n. View full entry 1613
...Originally in Spanish-speaking contexts: a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. In later use also Caribbean: a flat-soled sandal having a strap of canvas, leather, or...
20. alterant, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...That causes alteration or change. Now rare....
