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401. nōn-certaine n. & adj.

Additional spellings: noncertaine
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(a) Uncertainty; doubt; uncertain proof; unsure or insecure circumstances; ben (standen) in non-certaine; (b) adj.: uncertain, variable. …

402. Norenish adj. & n.

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(a) Norse, Norwegian; (b) as noun: Norwegians. …

403. Normandī(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: Normandie
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(a) Normandy; (b) as adj.: from or characteristic of Normandy; Normandi bil. …

404. north-ēst n., adj., & adv.

Additional spellings: northest
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(a) The point or direction which lies midway between north and east; the northeastern part of the sky or horizon; on north-est, in the northeast; (b) the northeast wind; (c) as adj.: northeast……

405. north-west n., adj., & adv.

Additional spellings: northwest
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(a) The point or direction which lies midway between north and west; at north-west, from the northwest; bi (in, on) north-west, to the northwest; in north-west, in the northwestern part of the sky……

406. ō̆ndful(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: ondfule
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(a) Malicious, spiteful; envious; (b) envious person(s; also, malicious person(s. …

407. onichin(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: onichine
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(a) Onyx; an onyx; (b) of onyx; onichin ston, an onyx. …

408. ordinaunt adj. & n.

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(a) Of officers: capable of commanding, able to maintain order; (b) as noun: ?a soldier's position in the battle order; ?an officer who assigns soldiers their places in the ranks. …

409. orne adj.(1) & n.

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(a) Dainty, squeamish; orne of drinch (drink, mete), fastidious with regard to drink (food); (b) as noun: affliction, distress, pain; bicomen in orne, to come to be in misery. …

410. ǒvemest adj. & n.

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(a) Uppermost, topmost, highest; fig. victorious in battle; ovemest lippe, the upper lip; (b) as noun or quasi-noun: the top, the highest point, the uppermost part; the highest heaven, highest line of……

411. overāǧed adj. as n.

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Those who are too old. …

412. ō̆vermōst adj. (superlative) & n.

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(a) Uppermost; overmost gut, the small intestine; (b) highest in altitude; (c) highest in authority, supreme; (d) of clothing, the rind of a root: outermost, topmost; of parts of the body, blood……

413. paralitik(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: paralitike
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Of persons or parts of the body: afflicted with paralysis; also, palsied. …

414. parietāl adj. & n.

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Anat. (a) parietal bones, bones parietal, parietal bones; (b) pl. the parietal bones. …

415. participant adj. and n.

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Taking part. …

416. passilare n. & adj.

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The sphenoid bone; as adj.: sphenoid. …

417. pē̆nitenciāl adj. & n.

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(a) As adj.: of fasting: done as penance to make amends for sin; seven psalmes penitencial, the seven penitential psalms; (b) as noun: a manual for confessors containing lists of canonical penances……

418. pers(e n.(1) & adj.

Additional spellings: perse
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(a) Blue, bluish; purplish; blue-grey; pers bleu; (b) as noun: one such color; cloth of such color; a kind or quality of cloth; pers bleu. …

419. pīramidāl adj. & n.

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Of or pertaining to a pyramid, in the form of a pyramid; as noun: a pyramid. …

420. possessiant adj. as n.

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A possessor. …

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