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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. abanderado, n. View full entry 1598
...A standard-bearer....
3. abatis, n. View full entry 1758
...Mil. A defensive barricade or entanglement constructed using sharpened stakes or felled trees positioned with their branches pointing towards the enemy to delay or repel attackers....
4. abatised, adj. View full entry 1777
...That is defended by an abatis (abatis); (also) formed into an abatis. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
5. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
6. abider, n. View full entry 1435
...A person who is steadfast, or who perseveres. Obs.rare....
7. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
8. ablution, n. View full entry c1405
...Chem. Originally: the purification of oils and other substances by a process of emulsification with hot water, the water being drained off after the two immiscible liquids have been allowed to...
9. abolla, n. View full entry 1700
...In the ancient Roman world: a kind of thick cloak, worn by peasants, soldiers, and others (and, as an affectation, by philosophers)....
10. about-face, v. View full entry 1804
...intr. To turn around so as to face in the opposite direction; (fig.) to reverse one's opinion, policy, etc. Originally Mil., as a command in infantry drill....
11. about-face, adv. and n. View full entry 1820
...So as to face in the opposite direction; so as to reverse one's position. Also: back to front....
12. about-turn, n. View full entry 1912
...A turn made so as to face in the opposite direction, spec. in infantry drill; = about-face1....
13. about-turn, v. View full entry 1893
...intr. To turn round so as to face in the opposite direction. Originally Mil., as a command in infantry drill....
14. abraid, v.1 View full entry OE
...trans. To move (something) suddenly or violently, to wrench, snatch; to pull out; to draw (a sword). Also fig.Obs....
15. abreast, adv. and prep. View full entry a1450
...Side by side and facing or moving in the same direction. Cf. breast7....
16. absence, n. View full entry c1384
...The state of being absent or away from a place, or from the company of a person or persons. Also occas.: an instance of this. Freq. with possessive adjectives. Contrasted with ...
17. absent, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Not present in a place or at an occasion; away. Freq. in predicative use....
18. Abwehr, n. View full entry 1945
...In Germany: a military intelligence and counter-intelligence agency (192144) founded as a division of the defence ministry, and expanded to include foreign espionage assignments in 1934 by...
19. † accloy, v. View full entry c1330
...trans....
20. accompanied, adj. View full entry 1611
...App. = consorteda. Obs.rare....
