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1. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
2. addict, v. View full entry 1534
...trans.Roman Law. To deliver or hand over formally (a person or thing) in accordance with a judicial decision; cf. addiction4. Also intr., fig....
3. All-Father, n. View full entry ?1790
...Chiefly with the. The father of all, the universal father; a name given to various supreme gods, esp. when considered as creator or progenitor of the human race, spec....
4. altar, n. View full entry eOE
...A block, table, stand, or other raised structure with a flat top used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a god or gods....
5. ancient, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1366
...Of or belonging to time past, former, earlier, bygone. arch., exc. when approaching sense A. 2....
6. archaeologue, n. View full entry 1839
...An archæologist or antiquarian....
7. art, n.1 View full entry c1300
...Skill in doing something, esp. as the result of knowledge or practice....
8. atom, n. View full entry OE
...In and with reference to the medieval period: the smallest unit of time, of which there are 376 in a minute and 22,560 in an hour, equal to 1594...
9. baluster, n. View full entry 1602
...A short pillar or column, of circular section, and curving outline (properly, double-curved), slender above and swelling below into an elliptical or pear-shaped bulge; usually applied in a series called a ...
10. basket, n. View full entry a1300
...A vessel of wickerwork, made of plaited osiers, cane, rushes, bast, or other materials....
11. bite, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To cut into, pierce, or nip (anything) with the teeth....
12. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
13. brood, n. View full entry c1000
...Progeny, offspring, young....
14. buskin, n. View full entry 1503
...Originally: a calf-high or knee-high boot or covering for the foot and leg, typically made from cloth or leather; a half-boot. Later in pl. (chiefly regional): gaiters, leggings....
15. bust, n.2 View full entry a1660
...The part of a sculpture representing the torso, esp. that of a larger ancient Greek or Roman statue. Obs. (but cf. sense 2a)....
16. capital, adj. and n.2 View full entry ?c1225
...Of or relating to the head or top. Obs....
17. carriage, n. View full entry c1386
...Carrying or bearing from one place to another; conveyance....
18. censure, n. View full entry 138.
...A judicial sentence; esp. a condemnatory judgement. Obs....
19. century, n. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A division of the Roman army, constituting half of a maniple, and probably consisting originally of 100 men; but in historical times the number appears to have varied according...
20. chamber, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A room or suite of rooms in a house, typically one allotted to the use of a particular person, a private room; (in later use) esp. a bedroom, typically on...
