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21. marciāl adj.(1)

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(a) Of actions: pertaining to war; of prowess, fortitude, etc.: exhibited in battle, military; (b) of fortifications, armor, banners, standards: for use in warfare or fighting; (c) of games: warlike…

22. mesan n.

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(a) The sail set amidships in a fore-and-aft direction; mesan seil; (b) mesan mast, the third and aftermost mast of a ship; mesan yerde, the yard, consisting probably of two pieces lashed together, on…

23. minerāl n.

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(a) Something that is neither animal nor vegetable, a mineral; (b) the ore of a metal; (c) alch. one of the three varieties of philosophers' stone; (d) minerals, the De Mineralibus of Albertus Magnus…

24. missī̆ve adj. & n.

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(a) In phrases: lettres missive(s, lettre missive, missive lettres, official letter(s sent by the king or some other authority conveying a command or commission; (b) ?as noun: a commandment.

25. monstruọ̄sitẹ̄ n.

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Abnormality, deformity.

26. morphēa n.

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(a) A skin disease characterized by leprous or scurfy eruptions, morphea; a leprous or scurfy eruption; (b) as adj.; (c) blak morphea, a morphea arising from the humor melancholy and characterized by…

27. mortagōn n.

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The martagon or turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon); ?also, the common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) [quot.: ?c1450 (Add)].

28. mortificātī̆f adj.

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Deadly, poisonous; caustic; ?anesthetic.

29. mǒunteinǒus adj.

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Mountainous.

30. muscadel(le n.

Additional spellings: muscadelle
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A sweet wine made from muscat grapes.

31. ornātūre n.

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Ornamental dress; adornment.

32. partītī̆f adj.

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Gram. Partitive.

33. pā̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: pate
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(a) The head or skull; pat of the hed, the back of the head; bi pat and bi polle, ?head by head, one by one; rum pat, by my head [Corn.]; (b) in surnames.

34. pēche n.

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(a) A peach; peches bon, the stone of a peach; peche tre, a peach tree; peche armenie, a variety of peach; (b) a peach tree; (c) as surname.

35. peregrīnāǧe n.

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A pilgrimage.

36. perquī̆sī̆ciǒun n.

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Acquisition otherwise than by inheritance.

37. perspectī̆f n.

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(a) The science of optics; science of perspectif; (b) a text treating optics, esp. that attributed to Ptolemy; (c) ?a student of optics; (d) a kind of optical instrument, ?a magic glass revealing…

38. petrifīed ppl.

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Of swellings and inflammations: hardened, solidified; ben petrified, to become hard.

39. peverāde n.

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A peppery sauce served with meat; peverade sauce.

40. plānen v.(2)

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Of a bird: to glide, soar.