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1. bǒutel n.

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Arch. A kind of molding.

2. cā̆sement n.

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Arch. A hollow molding.

3. cintre n.

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Arch. The temporary wooden framework on which an arch or vault is constructed; a centering.

4. cǒurs n.

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Running (of man or beast); a run; riden a cours, make a run.

5. crē̆ste n.(1)

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(a) The crest of a bird or dragon; a tuft of feathers; the comb of a cock or hen; also, a mane; (b) the tail of a comet; the sun's rays at dawn.

6. crochet n.

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(a) A hook; (b) a staff with a hook at the end.

7. eǧeve n.

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Arch. A diagonal rib of an arch or vault, an ogive.

8. ǧenelas n. plural

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Arch.?Cusps.

9. lās n.

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Cord made of braided or interwoven strands of silk, threads of gold, etc.; also, a length of such cord; also, the thread of life controlled by the Fates.

10. leirn-stod n.

Additional spellings: leirnstod
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Arch. A king post.

11. lermer n.

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Arch. A projecting stone molding with a rounded upper surface, undercut to throw off water.

12. oǧif n.

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Arch. A stone for the diagonal rib of a vault.

13. plā̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: plate
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(a) A flat piece of metal or other substance; esp. a sheet of metal, a metal plate or disk; (b) plat of bras (coper, gold, iren, led, silver); plat of lether (ston, tre); iren plat, an iron plate…

14. pointe n.(1)

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(a) A small dot marked on a surface; also, a punctuation mark, period; (b) a small hole; prick, puncture; the pointes of peines, ?the marks of Christ's wounds; (c) a spot of dirt; med. a round spot or…

15. principā̆l n.

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(a) Ruler, governor; also fig.; goddess of highest rank; overseer of a temple or religious community; also, commander [quot.: a1450(1408)]; (b) leading representative (of sb. or sth.), chief man…

16. purlin n.

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Arch. A longitudinal horizontal beam supporting the boards in the roof of a building, a purlin.

17. purpitle n.

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Arch. The pulpitum or broad stone choir-screen separating choir and nave.

18. quarrel n.(1)

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(a) A bolt for a crossbow, an arbalest, or a siege engine; a quarrel; (b) quarrel hed; quarrel shaft; quarrel gonne, a gun which fires a bolt like that of a crossbow; (c) arwes and quarreles,

19. rē̆nǧe n.(2)

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(a) A row (of words, people), a line; (b) a line of fighting men assembled for battle or a joust, a rank; also, fig. a group of saints in heaven; on o (on) renge, in one rank, in a group; upon o renge

20. respǒund(e n.

Additional spellings: respounde
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(a) A reply, an answer; (b) eccl. a series of verses and responses said or sung alternately by a soloist and a choir or congregation, a responsory; (c) arch. a semi-pillar attached to a wall to…

21. return n.

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(a) An act of returning to a place or state, a return; also, retaliation; sauns return, without fail; (b) law the sending back of a writ or other document to a court with a report, a return; a report…

22. scochǒun n.

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(a) An escutcheon; a depiction of a coat of arms; (b) a small escutcheon within a larger one, an inescutcheon; fals scochoun; (c) fig. as a symbol of power or virtue; (d) a badge; (e) a shield.

23. severī n.

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Arch. A compartment or bay of a vaulted ceiling.

24. severonne n.

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Arch. A gable coping, crest table; severonne table.

25. singulē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: singulere
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(a) Gram. The singular form of a noun; also, the second person familiar [quot.: 1447]; also, ?the condition of being singular [2nd quot.]; (b) an individual person; ?also, a monk or nun [quot…

26. skeu n.(2)

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Arch. (a) Beveled stone used to form the slope of a gable coping, the offset of a buttress, etc.; a piece of such stone, a skew; skeu scapeled; (b) in cpds. & combs.: skeu assheler, squared, hewed…

27. sǒulās n.

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Arch. A strut or brace used to support a collar-beam tying together a set of rafters.

28. sǒurs n.

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(a) The place of origin of a river; the fountainhead of a spring; (b) the cause of or reason for an emotion, a situation, condition, etc.; also, the origin or source of something [quot. a1425]; (c)…

29. spāce n.

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(a) An interval or a span of time elapsing between two specified points, events, etc.; (b) the amount or extent of time comprised by or contained within a specified period; -- often with gen. or of ph…

30. spandre n.

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Arch. A space between supporting timbers in a brace.

31. tāble n.

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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…

32. vent n.(1)

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(a) = fente n. (a); (b) arch. an embrasure in a battlement, a crenel; ventes crest, prob. the stone finishing at the base of a crenel; (c) as surname and place name.

33. vousǒur n.

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Arch. (a) A stone shaped for building a vault or an arch, a wedge-shaped stone;—also coll.; (b) an arched ceiling or other vaulted structure [1st quot.]; also, ?coll. vaulting, vault work, arches.