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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. sā̆mǒun n.

42 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The North Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); also fig.; (b) samoun beli, ?the underside of a salmon; samoun lep, a fall in a river up which salmon leap; samoun pipe, a kind of large cask; samoun trout

3. sclīce n.

28 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Med. A spatula for stirring and mixing compounds; also, a probe; (b) a flat cutting instrument; a forceps; (c) cook. a spatula or other flat utensil for turning bacon, etc. in a pan; also, a…

4. spīnẹ̄ n.(2)

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Cook. A sweet dish made with hawthorn flowers.

5. 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…

6. 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…

7. stuffūr(e n.

Additional spellings: stuffure
11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Provisions, stores; household goods; ?also, the act or process of provisioning a fortress [quot. 1438]; (b) material used as padding, stuffing; (c) cook. a mixture of ground meat or eggs, spices…

8. 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)…

9. suade n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The European elder (Sambucus nigra); (b) cook. a dish or sauce made with elder blossoms; suade blaunk, a dish of chicken or fish in a sauce made with elder blossoms.

10. 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)

11. train(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: traine
22 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The trailing part of a gown or cloak, the train of a royal gown; (b) a group of knights attendant on a duke, retinue; (c) ?a rope used for drawing, a trace.

12. turbilen n.

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Cook. ?A broth or stock made by boiling vegetables, herbs, etc. in water, court bouillon.

13. Turk n.

25 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A member of the Ottoman Empire, a Turk; pl. Turks; also, Seljuk Turks [quot. ?a1425 Mandev.(2)]; also applied indiscriminately to the Muslim inhabitants of Asia Minor; (b) with ref. to the period…

14. verjǒus n.

51 quotations in 1 sense
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Acidic juice extracted from unripe or sour fruit, chiefly grapes but also crabapples, verjuice (a) generally, or as a commodity, of unspecified purpose; (b) used in combs. or phrases specifying the…

15. vī̆aund(e n.

Additional spellings: viaunde
33 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Prepared food; a dish, esp. an elaborate dish; also fig. (b) cook. in names of specific dishes, freq. consisting of ground poultry or fish or fruit boiled in almond milk or wine, thickened, and…

16. wīn(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: wine
141 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine…