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1. purs(e n.

Additional spellings: purse
121 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A bag, sack, or pouch, usually of cloth or leather; also, a container for receiving offerings made to an idol [quot.: Jos.Arim.]; also fig.; red purs, a bag of wisdom, one's store of good ideas…

2. sēte n.(2)

137 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The act of sitting; also, a sitting, session; longsom setes, protracted sittings; knouen mi sete, to know when I sit; (b) an occasion for eating, a meal, feast; bridales sete, a wedding feast; (c)…

3. smā̆l adj.

342 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Of little size, physically small, diminutive; also fig. [quots. c1230, c1395]; also, by comparison with another of the same kind: smaller [quots. c1390, c1400 Apoc.(2)]; smal busshel, ?a bushel…

4. tāble n.

266 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) A small, portable writing tablet made from a slab of wood or other hard material, often covered with wax in which the characters are incised; pl. a set of tablets, usu. tied or hinged together, a…

5. tọ̄ adv.(1)

166 quotations in 11 senses
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In expressions of motion: (a) to a place; to this place, here; to that place or person, there; also used redundantly following prep. phrase with to [last 2 quots.]; hard in goinge to, hard to get at…