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1. sugre n.

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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)……

2. suade n.

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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. …

3. sturmīe n.

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Cook. A dish composed of ground pork, spices, and other ingredients. …

4. sturǧeǒun n.

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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)……

5. stuffūr(e n.

Additional spellings: stuffure
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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……

6. stuffen v.(1)

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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……

7. stuf(fe n.

Additional spellings: stuffe
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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……

8. rō̆sẹ̄ n.(2)

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(a) Cook. A dish prepared with rose petals or flowers; also, a rose-colored dish but without roses; (b) a kind of red wine. …

9. rō̆che n.(2)

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(a) A large rock formation; a cliff, rocky height, crag; a rocky area; also fig.; roche wal; (b) a rock in the sea or a river; a reef, rocky island; also, a cliff by the sea; (c) a cave, tunnel, or……

10. risheu n.

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(a) Cook. A dish consisting of minced fruits, sugar, and spices, rolled into balls and fried in oil; also, a dish of minced meat or marrow mixed with egg, spices, etc., rolled into balls and fried……

11. rīs n.(2)

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(a) The edible seed or grain of the grass Oriza sativa, rice; (b) ris flour, flour (of) ris, rice flour; ris mele, mele of ris, rice meal; poudre of ris, powdered rice; (c) cook. a dish made of rice……

12. sōbre adj.

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(a) Moderate in one's desires or actions, temperate, restrained; also, of spiritual love: characterized by moderation; (b) moderate in regard to food and drink; of life, living: characterized by……

13. sclūse n.

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(a) A dam with a water gate or escapement for impounding or controlling the flow of water; also, a water gate; also fig.; (b) ?a stretch of water impounded by a dam or dike; -- used fig.; (c) cook. ?a……

14. sclīce n.

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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……

15. voutes n. plural

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Cook. A dish consisting of marrow, dates, sugar, etc. baked between leaves of pastry, prob. a kind of turnover. …

16. votrelles n. plural

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Cook. A dish of some sort, perh. = voutes n. pl. …

17. vī̆aund(e n.

Additional spellings: viaunde
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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……

18. verjǒus n.

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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……

19. vert adj.

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(a) Her. Tinctured with the color green; (b) cook. in combs.: vert desir, a dish made with parsley for coloring; sauce vert, = vert-sauce n.; (c) sauge vert, fresh sage, as opposed to the dried herb. …

20. vert-sauce n.

Additional spellings: vertsauce
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Cook. A sauce made from green herbs, spices, and wine;—sometimes considered with regard to its medicinal or wholesome properties; ?also, verjuice [last quot.]; vert-sauce broun, vertsauce made with……

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