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1.
cǒuntre-
pref.
52 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
Against (in position, motion, direction), opposite, counter-; ?back, rear (as opposed to front, forward);
countre- filet
, some kind of ribbon for the head or headdress;
countre- frount, countre-
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2.
cressaunt
n.
14 quotations in 3 senses
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The moon's shape in the first or last quarter, a crescent.
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3.
displaien
v.
37 quotations in 4 senses
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To unfurl, raise, or display (a banner, a pennon); also
fig.
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4.
ǒundẹ̄
adj.
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a)
Her.
Wavy, undé; (b) decorated with undulating streaks of color; (c) of hair: wavy, curly.
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