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1. big girl, n. View full entry 1662
...A girl who is relatively old or mature; (also) a girl who is old enough to look after herself or to cope with adult experiences (also (colloq.) used ironically, of...
2. candid, adj. View full entry 1630
...White. (Usually with reference to other meanings, or in translation from Latin.) Obs. or arch....
3. deathless, adj. View full entry 1605
...Not subject to death; immortal....
4. executive, adj. and n. View full entry 1646
...Capable of performance; operative. Obs....
5. fun, n. View full entry 1699
...A cheat or trick; a hoax, a practical joke....
6. hogan, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1651
...Freq. depreciative. A person from the Netherlands. Also in pl.: the States General of the Netherlands (see States General2). Cf. hogen mogen2,...
7. hogen mogen, n. and adj. View full entry 1639
...Freq. ironic or humorous. Any grand or powerful person, council, authority, etc. Cf. High Mightinesshigh20. Now rare....
8. icing, n. View full entry 1683
...A mixture of sugar (or other sweetener) with water, egg white, butter, or margarine, often coloured or flavoured, or a synthetic preparation with similar properties, used for covering or decorating cakes, biscuits,...
9. liberate, v. View full entry 1623
...trans....
10. literati, n. View full entry 1620
...Men or women of letters; the learned class as a whole; (in later use esp.) people interested in literature, or engaged in literary pursuits (sometimes in humorous or...
11. Mohican, n. and adj. View full entry c1614
...A member of either of two Algonquian peoples who formerly lived along the lower Connecticut River and on the upper reaches of the Hudson....
12. moppet, n.2 View full entry 1601
...A baby; a young child, esp. a girl; a darling, a favourite (freq. as a term of endearment). Also (depreciative): a frivolous or gaudily dressed woman....
13. mynheer, n. View full entry 1605
...As a polite or respectful form of address to a Dutchman or an Afrikaner: sir, mister (Mr). Also used as a title or sometimes substituted for the name of the man or...
14. nosy, adj. and n. View full entry 1620
...Having a prominent nose. Also in extended use. Obs.rare....
15. ooh, int. and n. View full entry 1602
...Expressing contextually a variety of emotions, as pain, surprise, wonder, disapproval, etc. In later use freq. humorous or ironic....
16. regale, v. View full entry 1642
...trans. To please or delight (a person, the mind, soul, etc.) with some agreeable activity or event; to entertain or amuse, now esp. with a story, speech, song, etc. Also ...
17. saint-errant, n. View full entry 1674
...A saint who travelled in quest of spiritual adventures....
18. saintship, n. View full entry 1606
...The condition or status of a canonized saint....
19. supermundane, adj. View full entry 1623
...Of or relating to a region above or beyond the earthly world; otherworldly, divine. Also: above or superior to worldly affairs....
20. † suˈrreverently, adv. View full entry a1637
...Very reverently: ironically with reference to surreverence2....
