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1. air(e n.

Additional spellings: aire
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Hawk. (a) Nest; (b) of noble aire, of noble breed or strain. …

2. chē̆k interj. & n.

46 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A call uttered in chess when the opponent's king (or another important figure) is under attack: check!, guard!; (b) fig. halt! …

3. crēaunce n.

30 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Belief (in sth.), faith, trust; in (with) ful creaunce, fully believing, without reservation; (b) commercial credit; bi (to, under) creaunce, on credit. …

4. eies n.

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Hawk. A short-winged nestling hawk (sometimes taken and brought up by hand); such a hawk during training; eias hauk. …

5. entrē n.

64 quotations in 11 senses
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The act or fact of entering physically; entrance; also fig.; entre and issue, coming and going. …

6. filanders n. plural

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Hawk. A kind of (?threadlike) intestinal worms. …

7. gerlō̆nd n.

64 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A wreath or string of leaves or flowers worn as an ornament; also fig.; (b) a wreath bestowed on a victor; (c) Christ's crown of thorns; (d) a painted or embroidered representation of a garland; a……

8. gorǧe n.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Gullet, esophagus, throat; to the gorge, up to the neck; (b) the front part of the neck, throat [see also coupe gorge]; (c) the crop of a bird; gorge worm a noxious worm that gets into a hawk's……

9. loine n.(2)

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(a) A length of cord, or thong of leather, used as a leash or fetter; (b) hawk. the leash of a hawk; pl.?jesses. …

10. lūre n.(1)

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(a) Hawk. A bait for recalling hawks, usually a bundle of leather and feathers resembling a bird; also fig.; (b) something that entices, an attraction, enticement; (c) bringen (reclaimen) to lure, to……

11. plumāǧe n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Plumage, feathers; hawk. feathers given to a hawk as an emetic. …

12. quirrẹ̄ n.(1)

16 quotations in 2 senses
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Hunt. (a) The parts of a deer, usually placed on the animal's hide, which are given to the hounds as a reward for the chase; (b) the ceremony of giving the hounds their reward; (c) the collection of……

13. reclaim(e n.

Additional spellings: reclaime
15 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Hawk. The act of recalling a hawk; comen to reclaim, of a hawk: to return when called back; (b) a call to someone to come; an enticement; comen a reclaim, to come (to sb.) when summoned; comen to……

14. surrēal n.

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(a) Hunt. The third tine of a hart's antlers, tray; (b) hawk. pl. the outermost of the three anterior claws of a hawk [cp. sussengeles n.pl.]. …

15. sū̆ssengeles n. plural

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Hawk. The outermost of the three anterior claws of a hawk. …

16. toret n.(1)

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(a) Hawk. Each of the two rings by which the leash is attached to the jesses of a hawk, a varvel; ?also, a pair of varvels [quot. a1450]; peire of toretz; (b) a half-ring or eyelet that is fixed to a……

17. tǒur n.(2)

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(a) A turn of events; (b) a step in a sequence of events; (c) a turning motion; (d) ?a turning lathe; ?part of a turning lathe; (e) hawk. lofty flight; the act of soaring [this sense shows confusion……

18. verbel n.

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Hawk. A metal ring on a hawk’s jess, to which the leash is attached. …

19. vertwel n.

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(a) Hawk. A metal ring on a hawk’s jess, to which the leash is attached; (b) a hinge or part of a hinge. …

20. wam-piniọ̄̆n n.

Additional spellings: wampinion
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Hawk. A secondary wing feather. …

21. wimple n.

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(a) A woman’s headdress covering the top, back, and sides of the head, including the cheeks and chin, and wrapped so as to cover the neck; also, a veil; also, a wimple as part of a nun’s official……

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