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1. asa-fetida n.

Additional spellings: asafetida
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Asafetida (a gum-resin). …

2. ā̆sūr n.(1) & adj.

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The blue stone lapis lazuli; enamel made of powdered lapis lazuli. …

3. bezear n.

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A stone used as an antidote against poison, bezoar. …

4. lasulus n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Lapis lazuli. …

5. lazurium n.

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(a) Lapis lazuli; (b) a pigment made by exposing silver to the action of vinegar; ?some pigment resembling azure. …

6. nenufar n.

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The water lily; either the white water lily Nymphæa alba or the yellow water lily Nuphar lutea; also, the flower of one of these; also, as used medicinally. …

7. tā̆bǒur n.

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(a) A drum; also fig.; tabour skin; (b) a small drum used on a festive occasion, at a revelry, etc.; tabour bete (beting); (c) a larger drum used in a processional; also, a drum used to rally military……

8. taffata n.

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A costly woven, glossy silk fabric. …

9. turbit n.

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The root of the plant turpeth Ipomoea turpethum, chiefly used as a purgative or as part of a purgative concoction or potion; poudre (pulver) of turbit; whit turbit. …

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