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1. drauing(e ger.

Additional spellings: drauinge
68 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) The action of pulling; pulling a plow, towing a ship, hauling with a cart; drauing bi her, tearing the hair; drauing up anker, weighing anchor; (b) drawing a sword; drawing the string of a bow……

2. grẹ̄ne adj.

208 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Green, of the colour of grass; (b) of the skin or complexion: green; also, pale, colorless, livid; gul and grene, pale and grene; (c) as symbolic of inconstancy or envy; (d) grene cloth, the……

3. occāsiǒun n.

150 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) An opportunity for an action, sin, virtue, debate, etc.; an opportunity for trouble [quot.: (a1420)]; (b) opportunity personified; balled occasioun. …

4. ō̆ning(e ger.

Additional spellings: oninge
42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Oneness, union, unity; also, unification; ben in-to oning, to become one, be united; (b) oning to (in-to, with), union with (sb. or sth.), joining to; (c) the political unification of a kingdom……

5. operāciǒun n.

71 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Work, deed(s, action(s; a military operation; also fig.; don operacioun(es, to perform (one's) deed(s, conduct (oneself), behave; (b) spiritual labor(s; (c) a scientific, alchemical, or magical……

6. pẹ̄rcen v.

267 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To thrust a weapon, a horn, a needle, etc., through or into (sb. or sth., part of the body, armor, etc.); cut into (skin or flesh); shoot missiles into (sth.); percen of, pierce (sth.); percen……

7. tāken v.

3092 quotations in 85 senses
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(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift……

8. withdrauen v.

341 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) To depart from a place, move away, leave; refl. take oneself away, go away; absent oneself; ben withdrawen, be departed; also, be out of the way [quot. a1325] (b) freq. refl. to retreat from a……

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