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81. ismọ̄n n.

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Anat. A thin tissue between the larynx and esophagus.

82. jordan n.

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(a) A kind of glass vessel with a bulb-like body and a rimmed neck, used by physicians and makers of pigments; (b) a chamber pot; (c) as a surname [in PPl. apparently with punning allusion to William…

83. jōte n.

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A jot or tittle, a whit.

84. jūrāt(e n.

Additional spellings: jurate
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(a) A member of the ruling body of a city; jurates men, aldermen; (b) a juror [Latin only]; an informant under oath in an investigation leading to canonization.

85. jusquiame n.

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The plant henbane (Hyoscyamus niger).

86. kim(e)lin n.

Additional spellings: kimelin
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A tub used in brewing or cooking; ?also, some kind of small flask or vessel [quot. ?c1475]; kimlin hop.

87. lancelet n.

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?The greater spearwort (Ranunculus lingua); ?ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata).

88. lapacia n.

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Any of certain docks or dock-like plants; lapacia the gret [?cp. ML lappacium maius], ?water dock (Rumex aquaticus) or?burdock (Arctium lappa).

89. lapparia n.

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A stone believed to have power to lure wild animals to the hunter.

90. lappātes n.

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A dock or dock-like plant; also, a dish made of certain potherbs.

91. lascīviǒus adj.

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Lustful.

92. letanī(e n.

Additional spellings: letanie
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(a) A litany of the saints, as used in ordinary divine worship, in private devotions, or on special feasts or special occasions; (b) more (gret) letani, the Greater Litany used on the feast of St…

93. letuā̆rī(e n.

Additional spellings: letuarie
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(a) A medicine, usually in the form of either a paste or a syrup; also, a magical potion; fig. a spiritual medicine; also, a temptation of the Devil; (b) an aphrodisiac; fig. a stimulant to love of…

94. levigāciọ̄ne n.

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Rendering (sth.) light or gaseous.

95. lī̆berǒus adj.

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(a) Lascivious, lecherous; (b) gluttonous.

96. līchine n.

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Surg. A plug for a wound, usually of absorbent material which was sometimes impregnated with a medicament.

97. macillence n.

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Surg. A morbid smallness or shrinking.

98. malencolī(e n.

Additional spellings: malencolie
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(a) One of the four humors, black bile; a bodily fluid which helps to form and nourish the body; -- not pathological unless present in excessive amounts; also, an altered form of black bile [see (b)]…

99. martel n. singular & plural

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(a) A hammer; (b) as surname (?ME).

100. membrāciǒun n.

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The arrangement of the limbs of the body.