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221. wēsel(e n.

Additional spellings: wesele
21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A small carnivore of the genus Mustela, a weasel; also glossing AF fwyne marten [quot. a1450]; also in fig. context [quot. a1500(c1340)]; feld wesel (b) pl. cook. a dish consisting of ground pork…

222. whīt adj.

655 quotations in 18 senses
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(a) Of a substance, structure, an object: white in color; whitish, pale-colored, light-colored; of the moon, a star: silvery-white; of a book or register: bound in a white or light-colored binding; of…

223. whīten v.

27 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To become white, turn white; also in fig. context; of the eastern horizon: grow light at the approach of dawn, lighten (b) to make (sth.) white, whiten; whitewash (sth.), paint white; whiten…

224. wīn(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: wine
141 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine…

225. wing(e n.

Additional spellings: winge
132 quotations in 10 senses
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An organ of flight, usu. paired: (a) a wing of a creature whose sole or primary means of locomotion is flight (a bird, an insect, a bat, etc.);—occas. with sg. for pl.; also in fig. context; also, fig

226. winter n.

194 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Winter, the coldest of the four seasons of the year (variously dated); a winter; also person.; also fig. and in fig. contexts; time of winter; solstice (solsticioun, tropik) of winter, the…

227. wōmb(e n.

Additional spellings: wombe
294 quotations in 16 senses
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(a) The human stomach; also fig. and in fig. context; womb skin, the lining of the stomach (b) the stomach of an animal, a fish, etc.; the belly of the whale that swallowed Jonah; also, one of the…

228. yelwe n.

41 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The color yellow or one of its hues; her. the heraldic tincture or, often represented in emblazonment by yellow [quot. 1449]; whit yelwe, a light yellow color (b) ?a grayish color [transl. of AL …

229. yemps n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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Winter; also, cook. a representation of winter as an old man [quot. a1475; cp. sotilte n. 5.].