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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
-āde
suf.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
In words taken from OF: (a) cooking terms, as
fig(u)-ade
a fig desert,
pever-ade
(cp. F
poivr-ade
) pepper sauce,
sal-ade
salad, greens; (b)
bal-ade
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citrin-ade
a cosmetic; (c) in at least one ME…
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2.
bī̆-corn
n.
Additional spellings:
bicorn
11 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A two-horned anvil; (b) a two-pronged fork; (c) a fabulous (two-horned) beast.
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3.
daggē̆re
n.
27 quotations in 1 sense
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A dagger.
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4.
revassing
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Falling backward from a horse.
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