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1. amber, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1398
...orig. = ambergris (In 17th c. greece of amber, gris ambre, gray amber.) Obs....
2. application, n. View full entry a1398
...The action of bringing something to bear upon a person or thing with practical results; the action of causing something to affect a person or thing....
3. artificial, adj. and n. View full entry a1398
...Of a thing: made or constructed by human skill, esp. in imitation of, or as a substitute for, something which is made or occurs naturally; man-made....
4. barred, adj. View full entry a1387
...Secured, enclosed, or shut with bars....
5. bay, n.2 View full entry 1385
...An indentation of the sea into the land with a wide opening....
6. beamy, adj. View full entry 1398
...Emitting beams of light, radiant; also fig....
7. bending, n.1 View full entry 1398
...Drawing tight with a string, tension. Obs....
8. † bouge, v. View full entry 1398
...trans. To stave in a ship's bottom or sides, cause her to spring a leak; = bilge1....
9. buzz, v.1 View full entry 1398
...intr. To make the humming sibilant sound characteristic of bees and other insects; to fly out, in, etc. with such a sound....
10. † ˈcarab, n. View full entry a1387
...(See quot.)...
11. carrier, n. View full entry 1398
...A person who or thing that carries, in various senses of carry; a bearer....
12. chafing, n. View full entry 1398
...The action of the verb chafe, q.v., in its various senses....
13. civil, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a1387
...Of warfare, conflict, etc.: occurring within a society or community; taking place between inhabitants of the same country or state, or between the populace and the ruling power; of or relating to...
14. close, adj. and adv. View full entry a1387
...gen. Closed, shut; having no part left open. Often as complement of predicate, as in to shut close. (Cf. B. 1.)...
15. comb, v.1 View full entry 1398
...trans. To draw a comb through the hair for the purpose of cleaning, disentangling, or arranging; to dress with a comb; to curry a horse....
16. compact, adj.1 View full entry 1398
...Compacted, knit, firmly put together....
17. complement, n. View full entry 1398
...The action of fulfilling or completing; completion, fulfilment, accomplishment. Obs....
18. construction, n. View full entry a1387
...The action of framing, devising, or forming, by the putting together of parts; erection, building....
19. consumption, n. View full entry a1398
...The action or fact of destroying or being destroyed; destruction. Also: an instance of this....
20. corner, v. View full entry a1387
...trans. To furnish with corners, give corners to. (Chiefly in pa. pple.)...
