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101. planē̆t(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: planete
101 quotations in 4 senses
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Astron. (a) One of the seven heavenly bodies of Ptolemaic astronomy, including in order from the earth, the moon, Mercury, Venus, the sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn; -- also personified; (b) the seven……

102. plā̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: plate
218 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) A flat piece of metal or other substance; esp. a sheet of metal, a metal plate or disk; (b) plat of bras (coper, gold, iren, led, silver); plat of lether (ston, tre); iren plat, an iron plate……

103. plǒugh n.

204 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) A plow; also, a plow with its draft animal(s; --also coll.; (b) gates of the plough, furrows; plough lenge, the length of a plowshare; ?the length of a plow; (c) gon (gangan) at the plough, gon……

104. quā̆litẹ̄ n.

114 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Character, nature, state, or condition; an inherent attribute; innere qualite, ?inner state; [quot.: Barth., last, may belong with sense 3.(a)]; outre qualite, outer state; qualite of the colour……

105. quart(e n.

Additional spellings: quarte
44 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A liquid measure of capacity, a quart; (b) a dry measure of capacity, a quart; (c) a unit of liquid measure of ten gallons; (d) a quart container; (e) quart botel (pot), a vessel holding a quart……

106. quartile adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. Of the relative position of two heavenly bodies: quartile aspect, ninety degrees apart. …

107. ram n.

81 quotations in 6 senses
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A male sheep, ram; also, a wether; rames horn (skin, wol); ram skit, as a term of abuse: the droppings of a ram. …

108. regard(e n.

Additional spellings: regarde
40 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A look; appearance; fairest of regard, best-looking; person. swete regard [F doulz regarde], sweet looks; sen a regard unto, to cast a glance at (sth.); (b) a consideration; a judgment; haven……

109. respect(e n.

Additional spellings: respecte
32 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Relationship, relation; in respect of, in relation to (sth.), with respect to; haven respect to, to bear a relation to (sth.), have a connection with; also, correspond to (sth.) [quot.: a1450]……

110. retrōgrād(e adj.

Additional spellings: retrograde
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Astron. Of a planet: appearing to move in a direction contrary to the order of the zodiacal signs, retrograde; (b) unfortunate. …

111. retrōgrādient adj.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. Retrograde. …

112. revolūciǒun n.

40 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Astron. One of the rotations, annual and diurnal, of the heavenly spheres about the earth; also, the orbiting of a planet; revolucioun of the equinoxial, a complete rotation of the celestial……

113. right adj.

387 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Straight, not crooked; right entraille (gut), the rectum; reule right, aligned straight as a ruler; (b) of a road, journey, etc.: direct; right wei, direct way, nearest way; (c) in fig. contexts……

114. rọ̄te n.(4)

260 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) A root of a tree or other plant; the underground stock of a plant from which new shoots or leaves are periodically produced, a rhyzome, tuber; rote ne braunch; dokke rote [see also dokke n.1.(d)]……

115. scintillacioun n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. A twinkling or apparent variation in the brightness (of stars or other celestial objects). …

116. scorpiǒun n.

69 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A member of the order Scorpionida; a scorpion or a creature thought to be one; (b) a figure of a scorpion; (c) a snake similar to a scorpion; (d) a scorpion's sting. …

117. seconde n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. (a) A sixtieth part of a minute of a degree; (b) a sixtieth part of a minute of time. …

118. sē̆nith n.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. (a) The point in the sky directly overhead, the zenith; also, the part of an astrolabe representing the zenith; (b) the azimuth reading or bearing of a heavenly body. …

119. sī̆gne n.

285 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) An indication; proof, evidence; a characteristic, mark; (b) in signe of, as a token of (sth.), as an indication of (sth.); also, as a testimony to (sth.), as a memento of (sth.); in signe that, to……

120. skī(e n.

Additional spellings: skie
47 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The sky, heavens, firmament; -- often pl.; also fig.; ski of night, darkness, night; al the wateres under the ski, all the rivers, etc. in the world; bi o side of the ski, in the same quadrant of……

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