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1. pix(e n.

Additional spellings: pixe
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eccl. The vessel in which the consecrated host is reserved, a pyx; (b) anat. the socket of the hip bone.

2. purs(e n.

Additional spellings: purse
121 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A bag, sack, or pouch, usually of cloth or leather; also, a container for receiving offerings made to an idol [quot.: Jos.Arim.]; also fig.; red purs, a bag of wisdom, one's store of good ideas…

3. sēte n.(2)

137 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The act of sitting; also, a sitting, session; longsom setes, protracted sittings; knouen mi sete, to know when I sit; (b) an occasion for eating, a meal, feast; bridales sete, a wedding feast; (c)…

4. tāble n.

266 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) A small, portable writing tablet made from a slab of wood or other hard material, often covered with wax in which the characters are incised; pl. a set of tablets, usu. tied or hinged together, a…

5. tunicle n.

38 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eccl. A vestment similar to, or sometimes identical with, the dalmatic or the alb specifically assigned to the subdeacon assisting at the Mass; vestement of tunicle; (b) a regal or ceremonial…