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1. abigail, n. View full entry 1616
...A lady's maid; a female servant or attendant....
2. above stairs, adv. View full entry 1606
...Upstairs. ...
3. absumption, n. View full entry 1617
...The process of gradually destroying something, or of wasting away....
4. accipitrary, n. View full entry 1633
...A person who keeps and trains hawks or falcons; a falconer....
5. acquiescence, n. View full entry 1612
...The action, condition, or quality of acquiescing (acquiesce2a); untroubled contentment, quiet satisfaction. Now arch. and rare....
6. † ad, n.2 View full entry 1675
...In genitive compounds, as ad's bud ‘God's blood’, ad's heartlikins (see heart24), ad's life ‘God's life’, ad's nigs (see nigs...
7. † adent, v. View full entry 1658
...trans. To fasten, attach....
8. adraw, adv. (and adj.) View full entry 1685
...So as to swell out or draw with the wind (see draw57). Also as : (of a sail) swelling out with the wind, drawing....
9. adulterating, adj. View full entry 1601
...That commits adultery, adulterous; (more generally) debauched, lecherous. Also fig. Now arch....
10. adzooks, int. View full entry 1675
...Used as an oath to express asseveration, surprise, etc....
11. affrightened, adj. View full entry 1649
...= affrighted...
12. affrightening, adj. View full entry a1651
...= affrighting...
13. affrighter, n. View full entry 1612
...A frightening person or thing. Freq. with of....
14. affrightful, adj. View full entry 1603
...That causes fright or terror; frightening, terrifying....
15. † affrightfully, adv. View full entry 1659
...In a frightening manner; alarmingly....
16. a-growing, adv. (and adj.) View full entry 1605
...In or into the process of growing. Also as : growing....
17. ague, v. View full entry 1636
...trans. To affect with or as if with ague; to cause to shake or shiver. Freq. in pass. with with....
18. agued, adj. View full entry a1616
...Affected with or as if with ague; shaky, trembling....
19. aguishly, adv. View full entry 1662
...In an aguish manner; with or as if with ague....
20. aguishness, n. View full entry 1655
...The quality or state of being aguish (in various senses)....
