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1. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
2. challenge, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To accuse, bring a charge against, arraign, impeach. Also absol.Obs. (or ? dial.)...
3. city, n. View full entry ?c1225
...orig. A town or other inhabited place. Not a native designation, but app. at first a somewhat grandiose title, used instead of the Old English burh, borough...
4. cope, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...A long cloak or cape worn as an outer garment, chiefly out of doors. Obs. Cf. cape...
5. discipline, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Instruction imparted to disciples or scholars; teaching; learning; education, schooling. Obs....
6. distinction, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The action of dividing or fact of being divided; division, partition; separation. (In quot. 1520, division of opinion, dissension.) Obs....
7. double, adj.1 and adv. View full entry ?c1225
...Consisting of two members, things, or sets combined; twofold; forming a pair, paired, coupled; made of two layers of material, as a garment, etc. Often, with a sing. n., equivalent to ‘two’...
8. † eˈstudy, v. View full entry a1250
...= study...
9. excuse, v. View full entry a1250
...trans. To offer an apology for....
10. fail, v. View full entry ?c1225
...intr. To be absent or wanting. Now only of something necessary or desirable (coinciding with sense 5); often in pr. pple. with n. or pron., as failing this...
11. figure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The form of anything as determined by the outline; external form; shape generally; spec.figure of the earth: see geoid and quot. 1931....
12. form, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The visible aspect of a thing; now usually in narrower sense, shape, configuration, as distinguished from colour; occasionally, the shape or figure of the body as distinguished from the face....
13. general, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Including, participated in by, involving, or affecting, all, or nearly all, the parts of a specified whole, or the persons or things to which there is an implied reference; completely or approximately...
14. grace, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To thank. Only in pass.subj....
15. habit, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Bodily apparel or attire; clothing, raiment, dress. arch....
16. lesson, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The action of reading. Obs....
17. mad, adj. View full entry c1275
...Of an animal: abnormally aggressive; spec. (esp. of a dog) suffering from rabies, rabid....
18. merit, n. View full entry c1230
...Theol. The quality (in actions or persons) of being entitled to reward from God....
19. minor, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Used chiefly as postmodifier....
20. mitcher, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A robber, a petty thief. Now hist....
