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21. hū̆merus n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Anat. The shoulder.

22. hūmǒur n.

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(a) Any liquid or flowing substance; moisture in the soil, water, milk, honey, etc.; (b) the juice of a plant, sap; radical humour, moisture of the root; seminal humour, moisture which produces seed…

23. imparfit adj.

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(a) Sinful, immoral; (b) of clergy, monks, etc., and their life: not engaged in, or not fully conducive to, the serious quest for spiritual perfection [difficult to distinguish from (a)]; (c) not…

24. involven v.

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(a) To cloud (writing with obscurities), envelop (sb., the soul, in darkness, vice, etc.); encumber (sb. with care, adverse fortune, church censure); surround (sb. with goods); refl. concern oneself…

25. lā̆rd n.

23 quotations in 5 senses
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Cook. (a) Fat pork cured in brine or by smoking; salt pork, bacon; lard of pork; (b) salt pork or bacon cut in small pieces for larding a roast; (c) a slice of the cured fat flesh of deer or bear.

26. ligā̆ment n.

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Anat. (a) A ligament which binds the articular extremities of bones or which joins bones to other structures; (b) the fibrous component of the body, a muscle, or a tendon; (c) a connective tissue, a…

27. mantel n.

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(a) A sleeveless overgarment worn by men and women over a kirtle or tunic; a robe; ?a toga [quot.: c1375]; mantel cloth, mantle; mantel lap, the lower part of a mantle; mantel nok, the corner of a…

28. masse n.

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(a) An irregularly shaped mass or lump; a chunk (of sth.); mass of inchoate matter [quot.: c1500(1471)]; (b) a mass of minerals, stones, or other objects, bound, compressed, or fused together; also, a…

29. membrāne n.

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Anat. A membrane; membrane conjunctif, the conjunctiva.

30. mendōse adj.

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Anat. Of certain bones and articulations: not properly so called; mendose bones, the two temporal bones of the skull (ossa temporalia); mendose commissure (sem), a false suture, e.g. of the temporal…

31. menstrūā̆l adj.

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Anat. (a) Capable of menstruating; (b) menstrual; menstrual blod, blood expelled in menstruation, the menstrual flow; menstrual flux, renninge menstrual, the menstrual flow, esp. when excessive…

32. moniciǒun n.

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(a) Counsel, admonition; (b) bidding, injunction, command; (c) inspiration; urging; (d) warning; notification; (e) anat. ?stimulation; prob. error for municioun, state of being provided with food.

33. muscle n.(2)

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Anat. A muscle.

34. musculǒus adj.

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Anat. Of flesh: consisting of muscle fibers, muscular.

35. officiāl adj.

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Anat. & physiol. (a) Of part of the body: performing a service for the body or for one of the principal members; official membres, membres officiales, compound members which perform services for the…

36. omentum n.

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Anat. The greater omentum.

37. oppō̆siciǒun n.

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(a) A location or placement opposite something; (b) a contradiction, contrary opinion or purpose; a reply to a deposition; (c) a formal oral examination; (d) an antidote or remedy; (e) astron. & astro

38. ō̆rifice n. singular & plural

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Anat. & surg. (a) The opening of a wound; (b) the aperture or cavity of an ulcer, fistula, or festering sore; (c) aperture(s(s in an organ, vein, or duct of the body; orifice of the emoroides, the…

39. os n.(2)

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Anat. (a) A bone; -- often in names of specific bones: os laude, ossa mendosa, etc. [see laude, mendose, etc.]; (b) os sepie, the calcareous internal shell of the cuttlefish.

40. pappe n.

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(a) A woman's breast; (b) hed of pappe, pappe hed, pappe tet, pappe wart, pappes hed, tet of pappe, the nipple of a woman's breast; (c) a woman's nipple; (d) a woman's breast or nipple; (e) a man's…