(a) To support (sb. or sth.) physically, hold upright; bear the weight of (sb. or sth.); prevent (sb. or sth.) from falling; also fig. & in fig. context; anat. support (a part of the body), provide a……

(a) The quality of being able to hold up or support someone or something physically; haven sustentacioun; (b) anat. a supporting structure in the body. …

(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……

(a) A piece of decorative fabric bearing a painted, embroidered, or woven pattern or figures and used variously as a carpet, coverlet, bed or wall hanging, or the like, a tapestry; also fig.; also in……

(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……

(a) One who fashions objects of wood, metal, etc. on a lathe;—usu. with ref. to a member of the guild of turners; also, a basketmaker; (b) one who turns a spit; turnour of broches, spite turnour; (c)……

(a) Anat. The uvula; also, the epiglottis; (b) uva passe, a grape or raisin. …

Anat. The soft, fleshy tissue hanging down from the middle of the soft palate, the uvula; also, the epiglottis. …

Anat. A hollow space within an organ or part of the body, a cavity. …

Anat. (a) A blood vessel; also in fig. context; also, fig. the blood, the innermost seat of one’s feelings, the heart; the veines of his grucchinge, the essence of his complaint (b) in generalizing……

Anat. Referring to the side of the skull, parietal; verual bones, a pair of cranial bones forming most of the top and sides of the skull. …

(a) A small, portable container, esp. one for storage or serving of food or drink; a flask, pitcher, jug, cup, dish, pot, etc.; a piece of household tableware, a kitchen utensil, etc.; also, an……

(a) Of prayer or prayers, a military signal: uttered with the voice, oral; ?also, as noun: a signal made with the voice [quot. a1460, 1st] (b) of labor: performed with the voice; (c) anat. the vocal……

(a) Without contents, empty; also fig. and in fig. context; of a river: empty of water, etc.; of a pen: empty of ink (b) of the stomach or part of the intestinal tract: without food, empty; of the……

(a) A small door, usu. set within a larger door or gate; a small doorway; also fig.; also, an opening into a beehive [quot. ?1440]; wiket gate (b) an opening in a wall, a window [sometimes difficult……