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1. aunǧel n.

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One of the celestial servants of God, an angel.

2. barri adj.

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(a) Cook. Decorated with strips of metal foil; (b) Her. divided equally by horizontal stripes of two alternating colors; also as noun: blazon so constituted.

3. calle n.

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(a) A net for the hair, a kind of headdress; (b) comeli under calle, beautiful in one's headdress; uncomeli under calle; maken (sb.) a houve aboven a calle, to make a fool of (sb.); (c) ?a hood, ?a…

4. dǒuce adj. & n.

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(a) Dear, beloved; douce amour, sweetheart; (b) douce Fraunce, beloved France; (c) douce vie, luxurious life; (d) as noun: paramour; foul douce, filthy harlot; (e) in surnames.

5. lorei n.

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Cook. Any of several dishes similar to a puree or gelatin; leche lorei [see leche n. (2) (c)].

6. losenǧe n.

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(a) A rhombus or diamond-shaped object or pattern, frequently used as an ornamental motif; (b) her. a lozenge [some quots. in (a) may belong here]; (c) cook. a diamond-shaped cake or wafer; a dish…

7. pointen v.(1)

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(a) To cause injury by stabbing; fig. stab (sb.) verbally; (b) to make pauses in reading a text; read (sth.) with pauses; (c) cook. to sharpen the taste of (sth.) by adding vinegar; (d) to fill the…

8. san-dragǒun n.

Additional spellings: sandragoun
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(a) The red juice or resin of the dragon tree (Dracaena draco); (b) cook. a sweetened pottage named for the color produced by adding this red juice.

9. saunc n.

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Cook. In phrase: saunc sarasin, Saracen blood, a sauce containing crushed almonds and colored red.

10. standard n.

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(a) A flag or banner displayed from a pole in battle; also, a pole used to display a military ensign; a figure displayed as a military ensign; standard berere, a standard bearer; standard of treues, a…

11. tailǒures n. plural

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Cook. A dish made with almond milk, raisins, minced dates, and finely chopped spices.

12. vent n.(2)

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(a) The anus of a human being (b) chiefly cook. the anus of a bird; pl. ?the gullet and anus of a dressed fowl; (c) an outlet of some kind for water; (d) wind;—used in fig. context; wind vent, an air…

13. vī̆aund(e n.

Additional spellings: viaunde
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(a) Prepared food; a dish, esp. an elaborate dish; also fig. (b) cook. in names of specific dishes, freq. consisting of ground poultry or fish or fruit boiled in almond milk or wine, thickened, and…