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1. aandblom, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of several evening-scented wild flowers of the family Iridaceae; esp. Hesperantha falcata, which has fragrant white flowers that open in the late afternoon....
2. aardvark, n. View full entry 1785
...A medium-sized, nocturnal African mammal, Orycteropus afer, which has sparse hair, long ears, an elongated snout, strong burrowing limbs, and a thick tail, feeding solely on ants and termites. Also...
3. abaca, n. View full entry 1751
...A kind of banana plant, Musa textilis, native to the Philippines, the petioles of which yield a strong fibre. Also: the fibre itself, used for making paper, ropes, matting, etc.;...
4. † abarticulation, n. View full entry 1721
...= diarthrosis...
5. Abdominales, n. View full entry 1771
...A (former) division of bony fishes comprising those with pelvic fins located on the belly, between the pectoral and anal fins; fishes of this division. Cf. abdominal3abdominal1....
6. abduct, v. View full entry 1765
...trans.Anat. and Zool. To draw (a part of the body) away from the median plane or midline, or away from another part. Contrasted with adduct. Cf....
7. aberdevine, n. View full entry 1728
...The siskin, Carduelis spinus, esp. as a cage bird....
8. aberrate, v. View full entry 1749
...intr. To go astray; to deviate from a usual course or mode of behaviour. Also: to produce aberration....
9. † abevacuation, n. View full entry 1754
...Partial or gentle evacuation; an instance of this....
10. ablet, n. View full entry 1775
...The bleak, Alburnus alburnus, a cyprinid fish....
11. abloom, adj. and adv. View full entry 1729
...In predicative use only: that is in bloom; covered with flowers. Also fig....
12. abluent, adj. and n. View full entry 1707
...Having the property of cleansing the body; (also) ablutionary....
13. † abortient, adj. View full entry 1768
...= abortive3....
14. † about, v.2 View full entry 1725
...intr. Of a tree: to bud. Of a tumour or swelling: to grow, to develop. Only as present or past participle....
15. above-found, adj. View full entry 1707
...Calculated previously in the present text....
16. abscessed, adj. View full entry 1742
...Affected with an abscess or abscesses....
17. absorbability, n. View full entry 1796
...The state or quality of being absorbable; the degree to which something can be absorbed....
18. absorbable, adj. View full entry 1779
...Capable of being absorbed or assimilated....
19. absorbency, n. View full entry ?1730
...The quality of being absorbent....
20. † abstractitious, adj. View full entry 1722
...Resulting from distillation (as opposed to fermentation); spec. designating a solution of an essential oil obtained from a plant by this means....
