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21. straiǒurs n. plural

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Mil. Roaming auxiliary troops not in the main body of an army. …

22. surcō̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: surcote
30 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An outer coat or overgarment of varying style, freq. of rich material, worn by men, an overtunic; also fig. [quot. a1475]; -- also coll. [quot. a1387]; nethere surcot, a tunic worn under the……

23. trī̆angle n.

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(a) A three-sided, rectilinear geometrical figure, a triangle; also fig.; in adv. comb.: triangle wise, in the form of a triangle, triangularly; (b) a triangular shape; also, an object of triangular……

24. trī̆ārī(e n.

Additional spellings: triarie
6 quotations in 1 sense
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Mil. (a) A Roman standard-bearer or commander of a troop of foot soldiers functioning as reserves for the first two ranks; also, ?the troop or rank of such soldiers [last quot.]; (b) pl. Roman foot……

25. trusse n.

37 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A wrapped bundle containing clothing, laundry, etc., a parcel, traveler's pack; also, ?a bolt of cloth, cloth wound and fastened together in a roll [quots. c1436]; in trusse, ?on the bolt; (b) a……

26. tup(pe n.

Additional spellings: tuppe
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A male sheep, ram; also, a ram's skin [quot. c1450]; tup hed; tup horn; (b) mil. a battering ram; (c) in surnames and place name. …

27. vīne n.(2)

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Mil. A siege engine of some kind, prob. a movable shelter [cp. vinet n.(2), vine-yerd n. (c)]. …

28. vīnet n.(2)

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Mil. A movable shelter used in a siege [see 2nd quot.]. …

29. vīne-yē̆rd n.

Additional spellings: vineyerd
48 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A vineyard; also, a pictorial representation of a vineyard [quot. a1398]; vine-yerd of plesire, ?a vineyard designed for recreational or aesthetic purposes; vine-yerd silver, a customary rent paid……

30. vintenārīe n.

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Mil. A commander of twenty soldiers. …

31. vislēgāte n.

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Mil. An officer who acts as deputy to the emperor’s legate [cp.Vegetius(1) 85/18-23]. …

32. weǧǧe n.

39 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) An instrument or a tool, usu. of metal or wood, thick at one end and tapering to a narrow edge at the other, used to force apart two surfaces, split rock or wood, tighten a structure, etc., a……

33. welk(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: welke
27 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An edible marine gastropod of the family Buccinidae, a whelk; also, ?a periwinkle or other marine snail; ?a cockle, mussel, or other shellfish; welk bot, a boat used in fishing for whelks or……

34. wether n.

77 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A male sheep, ram; a castrated ram; ?also, an adult sheep; also, the flesh of a sheep or ram, mutton (b) a ram used as a sacrifice in religious ritual; (c) the ram which bore the Golden Fleece;……

35. wing(e n.

Additional spellings: winge
132 quotations in 10 senses
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An organ of flight, usu. paired: (a) a wing of a creature whose sole or primary means of locomotion is flight (a bird, an insect, a bat, etc.);—occas. with sg. for pl.; also in fig. context; also, fig……

36. wǒlf n.

135 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The common European wolf (Canis lupus); also, the wolf as an animal of venery [quots. c1425 & c1475]; a route of wolfes, a wolf pack (b) in cpds. and combs.: wolf bicche, bicche of the wolf, she……

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