| Ahrensburg | Of, relating to, or designating an early postglacial culture of north Germany and the… | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| alquerque | A game of Arabic origin, similar to draughts or nine-men's morris, played in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| Anglo-Norse | Of or relating to the Scandinavians in England during the medieval period. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| animatism | The attribution of qualities of the soul or mind, such as personality and will, to inanimate objects. Cf. animism n. 2. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| Bushmanoid | Of a Bushman type. | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| Divehi | The Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives, which is closely related to Sinhala; = Maldivian n. 2. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| gobar | Cow dung, (now) spec. when dried and used as fuel (on either a small or large scale). Usu. attrib., esp. in gobar gas. | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| humero- | used as combining form of Latin humerus shoulder, in the sense ‘pertaining to the humerus… | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| intrapluvial | Of, pertaining to, or designating relatively short, drier periods (less marked… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| kakaki | In West Africa, a long metal trumpet used on ceremonial occasions. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| Kiriwinian | A native or inhabitant of Kiriwina; the Austronesian language spoken there. | 1916 | Go To Quotation |
| lunate | A small prehistoric stone (usu. flint) artifact which was probably used as an arrow-head… | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| Magosian | Designating or relating to a Stone Age culture formerly thought to have existed… | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| martabani | = Martaban n. | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| matrilateral | Of, relating to, or designating a relationship (esp. a marriage between cousins) in which… | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| matriline | A matrilineal line of descent. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| megadont | Having or characterized by large teeth, esp. as measured by a recognized dental… | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| Merina | A member of one of the principal peoples of Madagascar. Usu. in pl. with the. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| mesaticephalic | Designating or having a skull of intermediate length; = mesocephalic adj. 2. Cf. brachycephalic adj., dolichocephalic adj. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| mesaticephalous | Mesaticephalic, mesocephalic. | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| mesaticephaly | The condition of being mesaticephalic. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| mesiodistal | Situated in or relating to the line of the dental arch. Also: medial and distal (rare). | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| mesoconchous | = mesoconch adj. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| mesopic | Physical Anthropol. Designating or having a head with a moderately projecting profile. Now rare. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| mesorrhine | Designating or having a nose of moderate breadth (intermediate between leptorrhine and platyrrhine). | 1877 | Go To Quotation |
| mesostaphyline | Characterized by or having an intermediate palatal index (ratio of palatal width… | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| métissage | Cross-breeding, miscegenation. Also fig. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| microcephale | A person with microcephaly, a microcephalic. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| midfacial | Of or relating to the middle part of the face. Cf. midface adj. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| midsagittal | Designating, relating to, or situated in the median plane (plane of bilateral symmetry). | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| mill | A millimetre. | 1877 | Go To Quotation |
| mis-set | That has been incorrectly set. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| Modimo | Among the Sotho speakers of eastern and southern Africa: the supreme being; the Christian… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| moko | trans. To tattoo in the Maori manner. Also fig.: to cover with wrinkles as though with a moko tattoo. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| Mongolo- | Forming nouns and adjectives in the sense ‘Mongolian and —’. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| mundu | In Kerala and other parts of southern India: a large piece of cloth worn wrapped around… | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| murram | A hard dry lateritic material associated with soils having impeded drainage in… | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| mutasarrif | In the former Ottoman Empire and certain successor states: a governor of a sanjak or province. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| mythonomy | The analysis of myths. | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| nasal index | Physical Anthropol. An indicator of nose size and shape obtained by multiplying the ratio of nose breadth to height by 100. | 1877 | Go To Quotation |
| nasion | The centre of the frontonasal suture. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| Natufian | With the. A Mesolithic or Epipalaeolithic culture of south-west Asia, represented… | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| Ndebele | A member of an Nguni people living mainly in Zimbabwe and in northern areas of South Africa. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| Neanderthaloid | Relating to or designating a Neanderthal hominid or similar Middle Palaeolithic hominid. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| negrification | The action or fact of increasing the number or influence of black people in a… | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| neotechnic | Of or relating to the development of new technology, or to a period characterized… | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| Nepali | = Nepalese n. 1. | 1882 | Go To Quotation |
| nepotistic | Relating to, resulting from, or characterized by nepotism. | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| Nilo-Hamite | A member of any of the African peoples speaking languages formerly classified as… | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| Niloto-Hamite | = Nilo-Hamite n. | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| non-attachment | The state or condition of not being attached; spec. lack of concern or involvement with material things; detachment. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| non-class | Not relating to or involving class or a class (in various senses). | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| nostrility | Prominence of the part of the nose surrounding the nostrils (in quots. freq. regarded as a Jewish characteristic). | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| nsima | A kind of thick porridge made from meal (flour) and water and forming a staple food in parts of southern and eastern Africa. | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| nurtural | Due to nurture; spec. (of a human characteristic, etc.) that can be attributed… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Nyamwezi | Of, relating to, or designating the Bantu language spoken by an African people of western Tanzania. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| Nyanja | A member of an African people inhabiting central Malawi and adjoining areas of… | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| obeliac | Of or relating to the obelion. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| oga | In Nigeria and surrounding areas: a chief, employer, or superior; (freq. as a form of address) sir, master. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| old schooler | A person holding conservative or traditional views or principles, usually with respect… | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| one-up | Ahead of an opponent by one point, game, match, etc.; (more generally) ahead of another… | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| orthocephalous | = orthocephalic adj. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| otherworldism | Concentration upon or devotion to spiritual matters or life… | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| overstitched | Worked or decorated with overstitches. | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| pachycephalic | Having a very thick skull; exhibiting pachycephaly. Later also (humorous): thickheaded, stupid. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| pachymeter | = pachometer n. | 1881 | Go To Quotation |
| paddlewheeler | A paddle steamer. | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| Palaeo-Asiatic | Esp. in the usage of Russian and East European scholars: = Palaeo-Siberian adj. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| palang | In Borneo and (formerly) the Philippines: a (usually metal) crosspiece driven… | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| palatalized | Of a speech sound: that has been made palatal; that has undergone palatalization. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| Papuo-Melanesian | A member of any of various coastal and island peoples of Papua and New Guinea who differ… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| patriline | A patrilineal line of descent. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| patrilocality | The custom or practice of patrilocal marriage and residence. | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| pellet bell | A small spherical bell sounded by one or more pellets inside its cavity, and… | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| percentile | Each of the 99 intermediate values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution… | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| peristalith | A ring or row of standing stones surrounding a burial mound, cairn, etc. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| permillage | A rate or number per thousand; an amount reckoned as so much in each thousand. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| phallism | = phallicism n. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| pintadera | A small patterned stamp of a type associated with Neolithic cultures in Europe and… | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| Pintupi | A member of an Australian Aboriginal people inhabiting the eastern region of the Gibson Desert, Central Australia. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| plagiocephalic | Med. and Physical Anthropol. Designating or characterized by an oblique deformity of the skull (plagiocephaly). | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| plagiocephaly | An oblique deformity of the skull, with greater development of the anterior part on one side and the posterior part on the other. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| platopic | = platyopic adj. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| platybasia | Flattening of the base of the skull; esp. a developmental or acquired abnormality in… | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| platycnemy | = platycnemia n. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| platyopic | Having a broad flat face. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| platyrrhiny | The condition of being platyrrhine. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| pluriarc | A West African musical instrument made of a wooden resonator to which several curved rods holding taut strings are attached. | 1923 | Go To Quotation |
| point de repère | A point of reference. | 1881 | Go To Quotation |
| pollen-analytic | Of, relating to, or based on pollen analysis. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| polymeric | Of, relating to, or exhibiting polymery. | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| pre-Palaeolithic | Of, relating to, or designating the period immediately preceding the Palaeolithic or Early Stone Age. | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| progenetic | Before embryogenesis. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| pro-opic | Designating or having a head with a prominent or projecting profile. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| quint | = quinary adj. 1. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| resinated | Chiefly of wine: flavoured with resin, esp. from the containers in which the wine is… | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| Schnurkeramik | = corded ware n. at corded adj. 3b. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| signary | An arrangement of signs; the signs which constitute the syllabic or alphabetic symbols of a language. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| sublinguistic | Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sublanguage or sublanguages (in either sense); characterized by the use of a sublanguage. | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| sworn virgin | In the western Balkans (chiefly in northern Albania and adjoining parts of Montenegro… | 1910 | Go To Quotation |
| uranic | Of or relating to the palate. Chiefly in uranic index n. a measure of the shape of… | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| Wiradjuri | The language of this people; more generally, a group of Aboriginal languages spoken in… | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
