Anat. (a) A ligament which binds the articular extremities of bones or which joins bones to other structures; (b) the fibrous component of the body, a muscle, or a tendon; (c) a connective tissue, a……

(a) A link in a chain, necklace, etc.; (b) some kind of connecting device used in a clock; (c) ?a link in a coat of mail; (d) a section of a rope or cord; (e) a link of sausage; (f) anat. a vertebra……

(a) One who lisps; (b) anat. 'oversized recurrent laryngeal nerve inside tongue, supposed cause of a lisp' [Norri]. …

Anat. A lobe of the liver or the lungs. …

Anat. The cervical portion of certain longitudinal structures extending along the outside of the spine. …

(a) A sleeveless overgarment worn by men and women over a kirtle or tunic; a robe; ?a toga [quot.: c1375]; mantel cloth, mantle; mantel lap, the lower part of a mantle; mantel nok, the corner of a……

(a) An irregularly shaped mass or lump; a chunk (of sth.); mass of inchoate matter [quot.: c1500(1471)]; (b) a mass of minerals, stones, or other objects, bound, compressed, or fused together; also, a……

(a) A mattress or pad for a bed; also, bedcover, quilt; (b) materas makere, a mattress maker; standard materas, materas standard, ?a mattress on permanent frame, a stationary mattress [cp. stonding……

(a) The human stomach, organ of digestion in man; also, appetite for food; (b) the stomach of a fish; gizzard of a bird; (c) cook. the stomach of an animal used as a casing for a stuffing; (d) anat.……

Anat. The antecubital vein of the arm. …

(a) Anat. A median septum dividing the thoracic cavity into right and left halves; mediastinum; (b) ?the antecubital vein of the arm. …

Anat. A membrane; membrane conjunctif, the conjunctiva. …

(a) A sex organ; sg. penis; also, foreskin [quot.: c1425]; also, vagina, vulva; pl. male or female genitalia; also, testicles; (b) manli (privi, secret, shamefast, shameful, sinful) membres; membre of……

Anat. & med. The menstrual flow, menstruation; blod menstruum, menstrual flow. …

Anat. The five bones constituting the metatarsus in the foot. …

Anat. The bones of the palm of the hand; also = metatarsum. …

(a) Anat. The diaphragm; ?also, the spleen; (b) = mid-rif (b). …

(a) Anat. The diaphragm of man or animal; ?also, the spleen; over mid-rif, diaphragm; nether mid-rif, peritoneum; (b) the fatty membrane covering the bowels, the greater or gastrocolic omentum; esp……

(a) A female, human parent; mother; -- also used of a goddess; (b) used of animals and birds; moder shep, a ewe; (c) in phrases, cpds., and combs.: at my moder, at my mother's house; fro his moder(es……

(a) Moisture, wetness; something wet; dampness, humidity; (b) a fluid or liquid; bodily fluid, secretion, matter; moistenes of eien, watering of the eyes; also, the sap or juice of a plant. …