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1. baǧǧe n.(2)

12 quotations in 1 sense
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Her. A badge of cognizance, insignia; bagge of armes.

2. cǒuntre- pref.

52 quotations in 7 senses
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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-

3. cressaunt n.

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The moon's shape in the first or last quarter, a crescent.

4. cros n.

251 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) A cross for crucifixion, a gibbet; (b) the cross of Christ; holi cros; Exaltacioun of the cros, a feast, Sept. 14; feste of the holi cros, feast of the Invention of the Cross, May 3; (c) winnen

5. crosselet n.(1)

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(a) A small cross; a cruciform reliquary; (b) her. a cross crosslet; (c) crosselet wise, shaped like a cross crosslet.

6. displaien v.

37 quotations in 4 senses
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To unfurl, raise, or display (a banner, a pennon); also fig.

7. eirond adj.

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Her. Of a fish: Upright (in pale) with the head at the top (in chief), as if rising to the surface for air; hauriant.

8. endenten v.

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(a) To make notches, dents, or indentations in (something); give (something) a toothed, serrate, or jagged character or appearance; (b) fig. heckle.

9. Gien(ne n.

Additional spellings: Gienne
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Her. Guienne, the King-of-Arms having jurisdiction over the province of Guienne.

10. gobbonẹ̄ adj.

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Her. Divided into sections of alternate colors, componé, gobony.

11. lē̆sarde n.

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(a) A lizard; esp. the stellion; (b) ?a crocodile, ?a serpent; (c) a dagger, dirk; ?also, the point of a weapon, sharp point; (d) her. a representation of a lizard, (?) or of a salamander.

12. osprai n.

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(a) An osprey (Pandion haliaetus); (b) her. a representation of an osprey.

13. ǒundẹ̄ adj.

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(a) Her. Wavy, undé; (b) decorated with undulating streaks of color; (c) of hair: wavy, curly.

14. pointe n.(1)

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(a) A small dot marked on a surface; also, a punctuation mark, period; (b) a small hole; prick, puncture; the pointes of peines, ?the marks of Christ's wounds; (c) a spot of dirt; med. a round spot or…

15. purpur(e n.

Additional spellings: purpure
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(a) A cloth, often of silk, dyed with Tyrian purple or a similar dye; purple fabric, esp. associated with royalty; (b) a garment made from purple cloth; raiment of royal purple; also fig.; usen purpur

16. regardant adj.

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(a) Bound or pertaining to a manor; vilein regardant; (b)her. of an animal figure: looking backward.

17. sturǧeǒun n.

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(a) The sturgeon (Acipenser sturio); -- also coll.; ?also, another fish or aquatic animal [quot. ?c1475]; (b) cook. a sturgeon used as food; maken a sturgeoun, to prepare a sturgeon for the table; (c)…

18. tǒurtelet n.

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(a) A small meat, cheese, or fruit dumpling or rissole; (b) her. a device resembling a small round cake or loaf of bread.

19. tressǒur n.

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(a) A net, an arrangement of ties, a binding, etc. for the hair, a headdress; also, an ornamented arrangement of the hair into plaits, coils, etc.; also, = tres(se n. 1.(a) [quots. ?c1475 & a1500]…

20. trunk(e n.

Additional spellings: trunke
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(a) The main stem of a tree considered apart from its roots and branches, trunk; (b) a lifeless human body, corpse, specif. a mutilated or dismembered body; (c) her. the representation of an animal's…