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141. acōlẹ̄ n.(1)

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(a) The blow struck in dubbing a knight, accolade (orig., a ceremonial embrace); (b) a blow struck in combat. …

142. acōlẹ̄ n.(2)

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A kind of cloth. …

143. acōlī̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: acolite
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A cleric who has taken the highest of the four minor orders, an acolyte; also, the order itself. …

144. acǒmbraunce n.

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Cp. encombraunce. (a) Disaster, defeat; (b) harassment; ?subjection. …

145. acǒmbrement n.

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Vexation. …

146. aconītes n.

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See quot. …

147. acorus n.

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The root of the plant Iris pseudacorus. …

148. acǒuntre n.

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An attack; combat. …

149. acǒupement n.

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Accusation. …

150. acrōchement n.

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Encroachment (upon another's jurisdiction). …

151. acrōchere n.

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One who acquires property illegally. …

152. act(e n.

Additional spellings: acte
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(a) A deed, an action (either physical or mental); process, operation, activity; (b) a written record of an action; Actes of Apostles, a book of the New Testament; (c) a state of accomplishment or……

153. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.

Additional spellings: active
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A person who is active in a cause. …

154. activitẹ̄ n.

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(a) Active or secular life; (b) capacity for acting upon matter. …

155. actǒur n.

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(a) A doer, a maker; (b) actour of curing, that which brings about a cure; (c) a guardian, a steward; (d) law one who brings suit at law, the plaintiff. …

156. actūalitẹ̄ n.

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Effective power, efficacy; ?essence. …

157. actūā̆lnes(se n.

Additional spellings: actualnesse
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Effective power. …

158. acuale n.

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159. acūement n.

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Pungency, sharpness. …

160. acūitẹ̄ n.

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Of blood, an ulcer, a medicine: sharpness, acridity, corrosiveness. …

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