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1.
lī̆st(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
liste
74 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
Border, edge, rim; hem; band, stripe.
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2.
lọ̄f
n.(4)
28 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Naut.
(a) A spar holding out and down the windward tack of a square sail while going into the wind;
wenden (turnen) lof
, to change course; also
fig.
;
lof shete
, a line attached to the
lof
[cp. quot…
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tak
n.(1)
23 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A clasp or similar fastener; (b) a nail of some kind;— ?also coll. [quot. c1390], perh. with play on sense (a);
tak nail
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