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1. dispōsiciǒun n.

107 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Preparation, planning, arranging; also, a plan or arrangement; taken disposicioun, to make arrangements; (b) construction or execution according to a plan; building (of a city); structure (of the……

2. dūretẹ̄ n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hard-heartedness, obduracy; (b) pathol. pl. 'Hardness, induration of body part' [Norri]. …

3. grāpe n.(1)

42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A grape, an individual berry of the vine; also fig.; grape cluster; grape kirnel, a grape seed, pip; (b) coll.sg. grapes in general, the fruit of the vine; (c) a bunch of grapes, a cluster; (d) a……

4. plain(e adj.

Additional spellings: plaine
266 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Flat, level, even; of geographic areas: low in elevation, lowland; broad, flat; also, of an engraving: worked in low relief; plain contre (ground, place, thing), a plain, plateau, or lowland……

5. prēparāciǒun n.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A preliminary act or operation, a previous setting in order; also, a precautionary measure; (b) med. & surg. the action or process of preparing a wound, an injury, etc., for treatment; the action……

6. prūne n.

24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A plum; also, a dried plum, a prune; drie prune, a prune; prune (of) damascene, a damson plum; (b) a plum tree; also, in place name; (c) pathol. a carbuncle, malignant pustule. …

7. relaxen v.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To loosen (a bandage, compress, stitches), ease tension or pressure on (sth.); diminish (swelling), soften (hardness of a bodily part); relax (muscles), ease (rigidness in the body); (b) to……

8. relẹ̄f(e n.

Additional spellings: relefe
99 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) That which is left over or left behind, remains, remnants, residue; -- often pl.; also, a legacy, charitable bequest; also, dregs; relef of brucus, what the bruchus leaves; (b) rabble, ruins; (c)……

9. rosāt(e adj.

Additional spellings: rosate
7 quotations in 1 sense
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Med. Containing a distillate of rose petals; mel rosat [see also mel n.(1)(b)]; oile rosat, oil of roses, a medicinal oil made by steeping rose petals in olive oil [cp. oile rose (rosete), s.v. oil(e……

10. singulē̆r(e adj.

Additional spellings: singulere
90 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Pertaining or belonging to oneself; private, personal; selfish; singuler availe (biyete, profite, etc.), personal or selfish gain; singuler preiere, a prayer formulated by an individual or a……

11. spīce n.(2)

80 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A type or kind of person, flavor, etc.; (b) the human species; mannes spice, mankind; (c) a species of plant; a genus of animals, fish, trees, etc.; (d) med. & pathol. a type or variety of……

12. superflū̆ence n.

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(a) Overabundance; (b) immoderation; (c) pathol. mortification. …

13. tortū̆re n.

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Contortion, twisting; distortion; also, pathol. a disorder characterized by contortion and twisting. …

14. trespā̆s n.

82 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Transgression or violation of civil law, a set of regulations, etc. punishable by civil authorities, officers of an organization, etc., criminal misconduct, illegal activity; wrongful behavior……

15. vehement adj.

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(a) Severe, grievous; fierce; pathol. virulent, serious; (b) intense, powerful, awesome. …

16. veil n.(1)

65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A fabric headdress, usually covering the forehead and the sides and back of the head and hanging down to the shoulders or below;—worn chiefly by women; also, a cloth worn to conceal the face or……

17. vulpī̆n adj.

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Having foxlike characteristics; lepre vulpin, pathol. one of the four forms of leprosy. …

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