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1. abnet, n. View full entry 1602
...Jewish Hist. A girdle made of fine linen, used esp. by Jewish priests....
2. 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....
3. afion, n. View full entry 1542
...Opium, esp. in a raw liquid form....
4. † alconde, n. View full entry 1793
...Apparently: (in Spain) a count, a grandee....
5. Algebar, n. View full entry 1556
...The star Rigel in the constellation Orion. Now rare....
6. Al-Hajj, n. View full entry 1609
...(A title of) a person who has undertaken the hajj; = hadjia....
7. † alkedavy, n. View full entry 1631
...In Thomas Heywood's play: a palace or royal residence (in Fez, now part of Morocco)....
8. Ansayri, n. View full entry 1839
...= Nusayri...
9. Babi, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...A member of a religious movement founded in Persia (modern Iran) in 1844 by Sayyid Ali Muhammad of Shiraz (‘the Bab’), which emphasizes the coming of a new prophet or...
10. Iraqi, n. View full entry 1777
...A native or inhabitant of Iraq, a republic in the Persian Gulf, formerly (before 23 Aug. 1921) known as Mesopotamia: a kingdom from 1921 until the assassination of...
11. Islam, n. View full entry 1613
...A Muslim. Now arch. and rare....
12. Kaffir, n. and adj. View full entry 1785
...= caffre1, ‘infidel’, Giaour....
13. kiˈtar, n. View full entry c1640
...A guitar or lyre....
14. Maghribi, n. and adj. View full entry 1704
...A native or inhabitant of the Maghrib in northern Africa (see maghrib2)....
15. Mahdi, n. View full entry 1626
...In Muslim belief: the restorer of religion and justice who will rule before the end of the world; a claimant of this title (freq. the Mahdi), esp. Muhammad...
16. mandarah, n. View full entry 1836
...In the Middle East: a room for receiving visitors; (later also) a guest house....
17. mashrabiyya, n. View full entry 1850
...Archit. A stone balcony with a parapet and machicolations. Obs.rare....
18. maund, n.2 View full entry 1584
...In south and west Asia: a unit of weight, varying greatly in value according to locality....
19. Mazzaroth, n. View full entry 1560
...With pl. concord. The twelve signs of the zodiac....
20. † mecubalist, n. View full entry 1653
...Prob.: a person versed in Jewish traditions....
