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1. fēmē̆l(e, -āl(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: femele, femal, female
50 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of man and animals: female; a female; (b) femel complexioun, the physiological 'constitution' of a female (in accordance with the 'humor' theory). …

2. rẹ̄nish(e adj.

Additional spellings: renishe
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Strange, uncouth; (b) of an emperor: stern, awful. …

3. rusclede adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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?Rough in texture; ?wrinkled. …

4. spelked adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Of beans: bruised, crushed, pounded. …

5. wad adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Grayish, leaden. …

6. wā̆r(e adj.

Additional spellings: ware
213 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Aware (of sth., an event, a fact, etc.), mindful; also, with clause introduced by that: aware (that sth. is so) [quot. c1425]; war of him (hem), aware of his (their) presence; nought war of……

7. wē̆rish adj.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Lacking in flavor, insipid; also, watery, thin in consistency; also fig. and in fig. context [quot. c1450]; ?also, insubstantial [1st quot.] (b) belonging to or identifying one of the nine……

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