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1.
annulet
n.
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) a small ring; (b)
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anat.
the 'cartilage of the windpipe' [Norri]; (c)
her.
a cadency mark in the shape of a ring.
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2.
likerǒus
adj.
60 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Of persons: lascivious; amorous; (b) of actions, desires: lascivious;
likerous tail
, a lecherous sex organ; (c) inciting to lechery; bawdy in speech [quot.: a1475];
likerous eie
, an eye which…
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