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1. cāne n.

26 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A reed (esp., Arundo donax & Phragmites communis); (b) sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum); (c) a Javanese reed; prob., bamboo; (d) a fragrant reed of India and Persia.

2. cā̆se n.(1)

39 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A box, chest, casket, case; as a case, like a chest, as big as a chest; corporal case, corporas case, a case or container for a corporal cloth; (b) a quiver for arrows; a case for bows or bows and…

3. cǒuntre- pref.

52 quotations in 7 senses
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Against (in position, motion, direction), opposite, counter-; ?back, rear (as opposed to front, forward); countre- filet, some kind of ribbon for the head or headdress; countre- frount, countre-

4. dēceivāble adj.

57 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of persons or animals: deceitful, lying, treacherous; -- also as noun; (b) disloyal, seditious.

5. pendaunt adj.

12 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Hanging, suspended, pendent; also, hanging down, slung low [quot.: c1475]; also, draping, flowing; (b) sloping, steep; (c) overhanging, jutting; (d) surg. of an infected wound: protruding…

6. pẹ̄rcen v.

267 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To thrust a weapon, a horn, a needle, etc., through or into (sb. or sth., part of the body, armor, etc.); cut into (skin or flesh); shoot missiles into (sth.); percen of, pierce (sth.); percen

7. pointe n.(1)

436 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) A small dot marked on a surface; also, a punctuation mark, period; (b) a small hole; prick, puncture; the pointes of peines, ?the marks of Christ's wounds; (c) a spot of dirt; med. a round spot or…

8. purpōs n.

186 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) One's intention, plan, or design; one's object, aim, or goal; also, the proper function or purpose for which something exists [quot.: a1398]; (b) purpos and ende (entente), purpos or entencioun

9. saumplē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: saumplere
22 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A divine plan; a divine archetype or pattern; (b) an earthly copy of a divine archetype; also, an earthly representation [1st quot.].

10. significāciǒun n.

61 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A symbol; in significacioun, as a symbol, symbolizing; (b) symbolic meaning; also, interpretation [quots.: Lydg.Pilgr.]; (c) symbolization, representation; a gret significacioun, an important…

11. stū̆pe n.(1)

18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Pl. The refuse or coarser parts of flax or hemp, hards; stupe of tou; (b) pl. hards of flax or hemp prepared and used as the raw material for cloth, tow; (c) surg. a small piece of cloth made from…

12. sustẹ̄nen v.

279 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To support (sb. or sth.) physically, hold upright; bear the weight of (sb. or sth.); prevent (sb. or sth.) from falling; also fig. & in fig. context; anat. support (a part of the body), provide a…

13. touail n.

76 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A piece of cloth used to wipe something dry; washinge touail, a piece of cloth for wiping or cleansing something [see also washing(e ger. 2.]; (b) a cloth of the length of a table, chiefly for…

14. trepane n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Surg. An instrument used to cut small holes in the skull, a borer, trepan.

15. turn(e n.

Additional spellings: turne
85 quotations in 12 senses
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A turn, rotation, or revolution about an axis or center; welkenes turn, the turning of the heavens.

16. ūniǒun n.

27 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Political or ecclesiastical unity; harmony, concord; also, a state of peace; (b) an agreement, accord; also, the settlement of a dispute, reconciliation; also, a reconciliation of God and man.

17. ventọ̄se n.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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Surg. (a) An instrument for drawing blood or other matter out of the body, a cupping glass; ventose box (b) a similar instrument used to apply suction to a body part without promoting bleeding; (c)…

18. ventọ̄sen v.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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Surg. (a) To treat a patient by drawing blood or other matter with a cupping glass (b) to apply a cupping glass to (a wound, boil, etc.); also, treat (a patient) by bloodletting with a cupping glass;…

19. ventọ̄ser n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Surg. One who draws blood by means of a cupping glass; (b) as surname.

20. voiden v.

354 quotations in 16 senses
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(a) To empty (sth.) of its contents; clear (a house, country, etc.); also, rid (a land of a belief or sentiment); also fig. and in fig. context; ppl. voidede, emptied, cleared; of a river: drained…