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201. Tuscā̆n n.(2)

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(a) A native or an inhabitant of Tuscany, a Tuscan; (b) an Etruscan; (c) cook. a dish containing ground pork balls boiled in a syrup or broth; brouet Tuscan.

202. uncǒveren v.

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(a) To remove the cover or covering materials from (sth.) (b) ppl. uncovered, of a vessel: without a lid; of the sacramental chalice: not covered with the veil or pall; of a house or structure:…

203. unēthe adv.

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As an adverb of manner [often difficult to distinguish from the adverb of degree] (a) with difficulty, not without effort, not easily; swithe (wel) unethe, with great difficulty; (b) unreadily,…

204. unlāsen v.

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(a) To loosen the laces of (garments, footgear, armor, etc.), usu. in preparation for removal from the body; also in fig. context; ppl. unlaside, not done up, unlaced [quot. 1447] (b) to unfasten…

205. unrǒuten v.

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In phrase: ben unroutide, cook. of a fowl: to be disjointed or dismembered.

206. unstreined ppl.

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(a) Not afflicted, untroubled; (b) cook. not put through a strainer, unstrained.

207. vent n.(2)

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(a) The anus of a human being (b) chiefly cook. the anus of a bird; pl. ?the gullet and anus of a dressed fowl; (c) an outlet of some kind for water; (d) wind;—used in fig. context; wind vent, an air…

208. verge-sauce n.

Additional spellings: vergesauce
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Cook. A sauce made with green herbs, = vert-sauce n.; ?also, a sauce consisting of or made with verjuice, = verjous sauce [s.v. verjous n. (d)].

209. verjǒus n.

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Acidic juice extracted from unripe or sour fruit, chiefly grapes but also crabapples, verjuice (a) generally, or as a commodity, of unspecified purpose; (b) used in combs. or phrases specifying the…

210. vert adj.

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(a) Her. Tinctured with the color green; (b) cook. in combs.: vert desir, a dish made with parsley for coloring; sauce vert, = vert-sauce n.; (c) sauge vert, fresh sage, as opposed to the dried herb.

211. vert-sauce n.

Additional spellings: vertsauce
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Cook. A sauce made from green herbs, spices, and wine;—sometimes considered with regard to its medicinal or wholesome properties; ?also, verjuice [last quot.]; vert-sauce broun, vertsauce made with…

212. vī̆aund(e n.

Additional spellings: viaunde
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(a) Prepared food; a dish, esp. an elaborate dish; also fig. (b) cook. in names of specific dishes, freq. consisting of ground poultry or fish or fruit boiled in almond milk or wine, thickened, and…

213. vinegrate n.

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Cook. A dish containing pork with a sauce of wine, vinegar, and onions.

214. vī̆olet n.

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(a) A plant of the genus Viola, esp. the sweet violet (Viola odorata); the flower of this plant, often used medicinally or in cooking; cook. the name of a dish or confection made with violets (b) in…

215. votrelles n. plural

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Cook. A dish of some sort, perh. = voutes n. pl.

216. voutes n. plural

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Cook. A dish consisting of marrow, dates, sugar, etc. baked between leaves of pastry, prob. a kind of turnover.

217. wā̆tren v.

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(a) To provide (a garden, a tree, an orchard, etc.) with water, irrigate, water; also fig. and in fig. context; (b) to moisten (a seed).

218. welkeie n.

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Cook. A dish consisting of ground whelks, milk, and spices.

219. wellen v.

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(a) Of water, a spring or well of water, a spring-fed stream, etc.: to rise to the surface and flow, well up, spring, bubble forth; also in fig. context; of blood, tears: pour down, gush forth, flow…

220. werk n.(1)

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(a) A discrete act performed or undertaken by someone, (someone’s) deed; coll. & pl. (one’s) individual acts, deeds, or actions, the things one does or has done in one’s life, (one’s) doings; also…