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1. bend, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To put in bonds, to fetter. Obs....
2. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
3. blast, v. View full entry c1300
...intr. To blow, to puff violently. Obs....
4. blaze, v.1 View full entry ?c1225
...intr. To burn with a bright fervent flame. Often with away, forth, out. to blaze up: to burst or flash into a blaze....
5. charge, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...A (material) load, burden, weight. Obs....
6. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
7. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
8. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
9. crack, n. View full entry a1387
...A sudden sharp and loud noise as of something breaking or bursting; e.g. the crack of a rifle, a whip, of breaking ice, bones, etc. Formerly applied also to the...
10. deal, v. View full entry c950
...trans. To divide. Obs....
11. do, v. View full entry c825
...To put, place....
12. dragon, n.1 View full entry c1220
...A huge serpent or snake; a python. Obs. (exc. in etymol. use)....
13. drop, v. View full entry c1000
...Of a liquid: To fall in drops or globules; to exude or distil in drops....
14. dry, adj. and adv. View full entry c888
...Destitute of or free from moisture; not wet or moist; arid; of the eyes, free from tears....
15. gear, n. View full entry c1200
...collect. sing. (†rarely pl.) Apparel, attire, dress, vestments. Now common in colloq. use....
16. get, v. View full entry ?c1200
...To obtain possession of (property, etc.) as the result of effort or contrivance....
17. green, adj. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...Of a colour intermediate between blue and yellow in the spectrum; of the colour of grass, foliage, an emerald, etc....
18. habit, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Bodily apparel or attire; clothing, raiment, dress. arch....
19. head, n.1 View full entry c825
...The anterior part of the body of an animal, when separated by a neck, or otherwise distinguished, from the rest of the body; it contains the mouth and special sense-organs, and the...
20. hold, v. View full entry a855
...To keep watch over, keep in charge, herd, ‘keep’ (sheep, etc.); to rule (men). Only in Old English and early Middle English Obs....
