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1. angle n.(2)

36 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A recess, nook, corner (of a building); angle hole an opening or niche in a wall; fig. angle of wrecchednesse [?cp. sense 4]; (b) a section (of a city, a country, etc.), esp. an outlying region or…

2. arch(e n.

Additional spellings: arche
31 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) An arch in a building, bridge, or other structure; arch band, ?a brace for an arch; arch bounden, joined by an arch; (b) a commemorative arch or monument.

3. archēr, -iēr n.

Additional spellings: archier
25 quotations in 2 senses
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One who is trained in the use of bow and arrow: (a) a soldier armed with a bow or longbow, longbowman, archer; also, crossbowman [quot. 1509]; archers and arblasters, longbowmen and crossbowmen; (b)…

4. ascenden v.

47 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) To move or proceed upward; ascend, climb, mount, soar; ascenden up(ward); board (a ship); light (upon sb.); (b) to ascend (a hill); rise to (the heavens); also, lift up, raise [quot. a1450]…

5. ascendent n.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. and astrol. That degree of the ecliptic or zodiac which is arising above the horizon at a given moment; taken the ascendent, to determine this degree; also, the attendant configuration of…

6. ascensiǒun n.

33 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The ascent of Christ to heaven; the Ascension; ascensioun dai, dai of ascensioun; (b) the feast day [forty days after Easter] commemorating the Ascension; ascensioun dai, ascensioun eve(n, the…

7. assīgnen v.

117 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) To allot or allocate (sth. to sb.) for use or possession; assign (an area to a continent); (b) transfer, convey (property); bequeath (property) by will; allot (dower); (c) allot (a condition or…

8. avālen v.

62 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To lower (sth.); drop (sth.); (b) to sink or drop down; descend; (c) of liquids: subside, recede.

9. balaunce n.

75 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A pair of balanced scale pans for weighing; a set of scales; balaunce maker; tonge of the balaunce, the scales' pointer; also, one of a pair of scale pans; (b) par de(l balaunce(s, paire balaunce

10. bēst(e n.

Additional spellings: beste
197 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) One of the animal kingdom (including man), any living creature (non-vegetable); (b) best doumb, a dumb animal; dedli best, mortel best, mortal creature; devine best, spiritual or Godlike creature…

11. bǒund(e n.

Additional spellings: bounde
62 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A boundary marker, a landmark; Ercules boundes, the Pillars of Hercules; (b) a boundary line, the outer limit of an area or a space; a line of demarkation; est bound, west bound, etc.

12. centre n.

39 quotations in 7 senses
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The geometrical center of a circle or sphere.

13. cercle n.

155 quotations in 20 senses
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A geometrical circle; also, the circumference of a circle; rounde as a cercle.

14. commū̆nen v.

92 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To distribute (sth.) in shares, deal out; communen to, give (sth.) to (sb.) as his share; communen with, share (sth.) with (others); (b) to have a share (in sth.), participate; enter into…

15. concavitẹ̄ n.

12 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Anat. Any hollow or concave part, such as a cavity (of the womb), canal (of the ear), recess (of a wound), sinus (of the liver); (b) Astron. the surface of a celestial sphere.

16. conjuncciǒun n.

31 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The act or process of joining, combining, or uniting two or more things; the fact of being joined or united, a union; (b) sexual union or intercourse; (c) a juncture or joint.

17. constellāciǒun n.

25 quotations in 2 senses
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Astron. (a) A constellation of fixed stars; (b) position or elevation (of the sun).

18. cǒurs n.

188 quotations in 14 senses
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Running (of man or beast); a run; riden a cours, make a run.

19. cristallīn(e adj.

Additional spellings: cristalline
21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Clear, unclouded; bright, reflecting light; (b) astron. heven cristallin, cristallin heven, the crystalline sphere, a clear heaven variously placed by various astronomers; (c) anat. cristallin

20. declināciǒun n.

14 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A hanging downward; (b) deterioration, degeneration.