(a) A black coloring matter or pigment; black ink; (b) a pigment used in glass painting; prob., ferric oxide [cp. Knowles in Antiq.50]. …

(a) A kind, sort, variety, or species; a distinct tribe, nation, or race; (b) with appositive noun: a kind of, sort of, etc. …

(a) A person or thing which is equivalent or similar to another in one or more ways; a match or equal; (b) finden per, to find (someone's) equal; haven no(n per, etc.; withouten per, peerless……

(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……

(a) The rest, remaining part or quantity; the residual portion of an estate; a remaining or reserved portion; also fig.; (b) the remaining part of a story, question, text, law, etc.; a remaining……

(a) The intellectual faculty, intellectual power or capacity, reason; -- also pl.; light of resoun; (b) the exercise of the intellectual faculty, act or process of reasoning; mental processes……

(a) An extension of time for action, deliberation, etc.; a temporary postponement of an action, a decision, judgment, etc., grace period; don in respit, to postpone (sth.), put off; putten in respit……

(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……

(a) A class of people or things, sort, kind; (b) a species, race; (c) a bodily form, likeness; in oure sect, in our likeness, in human flesh; (d) those of a certain way of thinking or acting, esp. as……

(a) A symbol; in significacioun, as a symbol, symbolizing; (b) symbolic meaning; also, interpretation [quots.: Lydg.Pilgr.]; (c) symbolization, representation; a gret significacioun, an important……

(a) One who is superior to or has power over another; an immediate master, a lord; also fig.; pl. masters; also, one's betters; ben soverain over, to be lord over (sb., oneself); (b) a husband; lord……

(a) A piece of the elastic, absorbent, and porous spongin skeleton of various species of Porifera, a sponge; (b) the sponge as an instrument of the Passion, the sponge soaked with vinegar and gall……

(a) A moral or spiritual state or condition; stat of dampnacioun (grace, right, etc.); stat of penaunce (teres), a state of repentance; (b) a mental state, frame of mind; (c) the physical state or……

(a) A narrow pass between hills or mountains, defile; (b) a narrow or confined place, small space; ?also, a narrow path or track; (c) a narrow waterway or passage between two larger bodies of water……

(a) The taking away of something, removal; also, theft; also, deprivation; (b) the withdrawal or removal of someone from a place; (c) med. the letting of blood; (d) arith. the finding of the……

Med. (a) A rectal suppository to induce defecation, eliminate abdominal gas, promote healing, etc.; (b) a vaginal suppository to reduce excessive menstrual flow or purge the uterus of unhealthy……

(a) The act of suspecting; unverified conjecture of the existence of fault, guilt, wrongdoing, etc.; mistrust, distrust; also, unwarranted or malicious suspicion; ful of suspecioun; suspecioun of……

(a) Dangling of the feet; also, med. traction [1st quot.]; (b) execution by hanging. …

(a) A limit of space or capacity; withouten ani terme, limitless, bottomless;—used fig.; (b) a temporal limit, limit of a span of time; med. the limit of a period of time in which a morbid condition……

(a) The systematic infliction of physical pain or an instance of it; applied torture; also, punishment; (b) a cause of physical or mental suffering, an affliction, a hardship; also, a disaster, an……