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1. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
2. agate, n. View full entry ?1483
...= jet1a. Obs.rare....
3. Alhambresque, adj. View full entry 1848
...Characteristic or reminiscent of the Alhambra, esp. in having a highly ornate Moorish style; in the architectural style of the Alhambra....
4. all-over, adj. and n. View full entry 1771
...That covers or touches most or all of something, esp. the body; of or relating to a garment designed to do this....
5. † ˈamel, n. View full entry c1400
...Enamel....
6. † ˈamel, v. View full entry 1530
...To enamel. (Chiefly in pa. pple. ameled)...
7. † ˈameled | ˈamelled, adj. View full entry c1400
...Enamelled....
8. † ˈameling, n. View full entry 1530
...Enamelling, inlaying....
9. angular, adj. View full entry 1597
...Having an angle or angles, sharp-cornered....
10. anneal, v. View full entry a1000
...To set on fire, kindle, inflame. lit. and fig.Obs....
11. annealed, adj. View full entry OE
...Set on fire. Obs....
12. annealing, n. View full entry 1477
...The process of exposing to the action of fire; firing, burning, baking, etc. Obs....
13. anthemion, n. View full entry 1865
...= honeysuckle4. Also attrib....
14. antic, adj. and n. View full entry 1529
...Archit. and Decorative Art. Grotesque, in composition or shape; grouped or figured with fantastic incongruity; bizarre....
15. apex, n.1 View full entry 1604
...(As in Latin.) rare....
16. arabesque, adj. and n. View full entry 1656
...Arabian, Arabic....
17. araˈbesque, v. View full entry 1858
...trans. To ornament in arabesque....
18. araˈbesquely, adv. View full entry 1845
...In the style of the Arabs, or of arabesques....
19. arboresque, adj. View full entry 1861
...Artistically tree-like....
20. archaism, n. View full entry 1643
...The retention or imitation of what is old or obsolete; the employment in language, art, etc., of the characteristics of an earlier period; archaic style....
