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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
chough(e
n.
Additional spellings:
choughe
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One of several birds of the crow family: chough, jackdaw, jay;
Cornish chough
;
co-brid
.
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2.
frise
n.(2)
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(a) A kind of coarse woolen cloth with a thick nap on one side, frieze; (b)
frise ware
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