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1. † aa, n.1 View full entry 1430
...A stream, a watercourse....
2. aam, n. View full entry a1400
...A Dutch and German liquid measure of varying capacity, ranging in different continental cities from 37 to 44 imperial gallons (168.2 to 200.2 litres) and used in Britain for Rhenish wine; (also)...
3. 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....
4. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
5. 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...
6. aardwolf, n. View full entry 1833
...A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar...
7. aasvoel, n. View full entry 1821
...A vulture; esp. the Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres....
8. aba, n.1 View full entry 1792
...A loose-fitting overgarment of various forms, traditionally worn by esp. Arab men and women. Cf. abaya...
9. † abada, n. View full entry 1588
...Originally in south and south-east Asia: a rhinoceros....
10. † abaeile, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To anger, offend; to provoke....
11. A band, n. View full entry 1939
...In fibrils of striated muscle: each of the transverse bands which alternate with I bands, appearing dark under polarized light and composed of interdigitating filaments of actin and myosin....
12. † abare, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To lay bare, uncover; to strip. Also fig....
13. abb, n. View full entry eOE
...Originally: the woof or weft in a web. Later also: the warp in a web. Freq. attrib., as abb thread, abb wool, etc....
14. † abede, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To proclaim or deliver (a message)....
15. † abelghe, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To anger, enrage; to offend....
16. aberglaube, n. View full entry 1873
...Belief in things beyond the certain and verifiable....
17. abichite, n. View full entry 1850
...= clinoclaseclino-1....
18. † abietite, n. View full entry 1869
...A sugar extracted from the needles of the European silver fir, Abies alba....
19. Abitur, n. View full entry 1918
...In Germany: the set of examinations taken in the final year of secondary school, forming part of the entrance requirements for universities....
20. Abiturient, n. and adj. View full entry 1842
...In Germany: a candidate for the Abitur; a pupil who, having passed the Abitur, is leaving secondary school to enter a university....
