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1. quishin n.

52 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A cushion, bolster, or pillow; a cushion for the arm or for sitting or kneeling on; also, a hassock or footstool; (b) quishin(es cloth, a case or cover for a cushion.

2. standard n.

104 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A flag or banner displayed from a pole in battle; also, a pole used to display a military ensign; a figure displayed as a military ensign; standard berere, a standard bearer; standard of treues, a…

3. stuf(fe n.

Additional spellings: stuffe
96 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Military stores or supplies, including armaments, equipment, provisions of foodstuffs, munitions, etc.; -- also pl.; ?also, fig. weapons, tusks [quot. c1450(?c1425)]; stuf and appareil; (b) a…

4. stuffen v.(1)

114 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To furnish (a stronghold, castle, town, etc.) with military forces, provisions, armaments, etc. for defense; man (a wall); garrison (the marches); stuffen with (of), equip (a stronghold, castle…

5. sturǧeǒun n.

45 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The sturgeon (Acipenser sturio); -- also coll.; ?also, another fish or aquatic animal [quot. ?c1475]; (b) cook. a sturgeon used as food; maken a sturgeoun, to prepare a sturgeon for the table; (c)…

6. sugre n.

108 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The sweet crystalline substance sugar; -- freq. in combs. & phrases identifying place of origin: sugre babiloine (cipres, marrok, marrokes), sugre de cipres (marrok), sugre of alisaundre (cipres)

7. Turkī(e n.

Additional spellings: Turkie
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The country of the Turks, located vaguely in Anatolia; also, Asia Minor; (b) dep Turki, ?the interior of the Anatolian peninsula; ?error for dep sirtes, one of two deep areas of dangerous sandbars…