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61. fouē̆r n.(2)

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One who builds or tends a fire, a kitchen servant.

62. fǒundǒur, -ur n.(1)

Additional spellings: foundur
42 quotations in 4 senses
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The original builder of a city; the founder of a country; the builder of a castle, etc.

63. fracciǒun n.

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(a) The breaking (of an object); fracture (of a bone); (b) theol. the breaking or dividing of the Host; (c) math. an aliquot part of a unit, a fraction or subdivision; also, a mark indicating such a…

64. frank-pleǧǧe n.

Additional spellings: frankplegge
11 quotations in 2 senses
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One of the mutually responsible members of a tithing, etc.

65. gǒurd(e n.

Additional spellings: gourde
39 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A cucumber plant (Cucumis sativus); commune gourd; also, a cucumber; (b) the colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis); wilde gourd; also, the fruit of this plant; (c) a gourd plant (Lagenaria vulgaris…

66. heir n.

108 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) One who inherits, or is entitled to inherit, the property, title, honors, etc. of a dead man; an heir or heiress; fals heir; verrei heir; kind heir, natural heir; thirde heir, the third in…

67. Jon n.

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(a) John; -- used as a familiar name for a priest; sire Jon; (b) used as a contemptuous name for a person of mean station. [See also herbe-jon, Seint Jones wort; Jon with the gilden mouth, see gilden

68. juge n.(2)

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A yoke.

69. lē̆sarde n.

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(a) A lizard; esp. the stellion; (b) ?a crocodile, ?a serpent; (c) a dagger, dirk; ?also, the point of a weapon, sharp point; (d) her. a representation of a lizard, (?) or of a salamander.

70. letates n.

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A precious stone with magical properties.

71. litugures n.

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A magical stone, ligure.

72. memorī(e n.

Additional spellings: memorie
112 quotations in 6 senses
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The faculty of memory; celles of memori [see celle 6.]; hurting in the memori, impairment or loss of (one's) memory; in wills: being in god memori, in god minde and sauf memori, haven gode knouinge

73. mǒunt n.(1)

65 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A mountain or hill; also fig.; pl. mountains, mountainous region; mountain range; mount joie, mount of joy, highest bliss; bi mount(es, among the mountains; (b) the Alps; -- pl. & coll.; (c) in…

74. nǒmbre n.

219 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A number; (b) nombre diminutif, a number greater than the sum of its aliquot parts; nombre dividing, a divisor; nombre exeant, quotient [see exeant]; nombre multipliing, a multiplier; nombre of

75. oil(e n.

Additional spellings: oile
341 quotations in 8 senses
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A liquid substance, natural or concocted, which is unctuous, usually inflammable, and insoluble in water; an oil or oily substance.

76. ōrātrīce n.

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A female petitioner; a beadswoman; also personified: a university.

77. pastūr(e n.

Additional spellings: pasture
77 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Land on which animals graze, pastureland; a field, pasture; (b) commune pastur, pastur commune, shared pastureland; feint pastur, poor pasture; gentil pastur, excellent pasture; worthi to pastur

78. pich(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: piche
154 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Wood tar; also, the residue of the distillation of wood tar; (b) blak pich, cedar gum; also, = pich navale; hard pich, solidified wood tar; pich liquide, fleting pich, neshe pich, pich molten

79. pomis(e n.

Additional spellings: pomise
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Pumice, used to smooth parchment, vellum, or paper; pomis ston, a pumice stone; (b) meerschaum, used medicinally; poudre of pomis, powdered meerschaum.

80. portē̆r n.

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(a) A gatekeeper, doorkeeper; also, one who guards the gate of a bridge; porter logge, a porter's lodge; (b) in titles: grom (sergeaunt, yeman) porter; (c) a keeper of the gates of heaven or hell…