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1. acciǒun n.

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(a) Something done, an act, a deed; accioun of penitence (penaunce), an act of penance; (b) the operation or effect (of heat or fire); the activity or function (of a bodily organ); accioun visif

2. achēsǒun n.

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(a) Cause, reason; motive for doing something; objective, goal; withouten achesoun, in vain, for nothing; (b) that which furnishes a pretext, an opportunity; achesoun of sclaunder; (c) blame…

3. Aleman(n)es n. (plural)

Additional spellings: Alemannes
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The Germans, the German nation; also, the Teutons.

4. anittida n.

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A precious stone of some kind; ?the diamond.

5. arblast, -blastē̆r n.

Additional spellings: arblaster
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(a) A weapon for discharging quarrels, stones, etc., consisting of a bow set crosswise on a shaft; a crossbow, an arbalest; (b) a missile shot from a crossbow; arblast shute.

6. arnement n.

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

7. auncē̆l n.

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(a) A kind of balance or scale (prob. a steelyard) used for weighing [banned by law as lending itself easily to deception; see quots. 1351, 1429, 1439]; also, the system of measuring weight with such…

8. Austī̆n n.(1) & adj.

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(a) A friar of the Augustinian order; (b) Austin frere, an Augustinian friar.

9. avēr n.(2)

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Things owned; possessions, property, wealth; -- coll. or pl.

10. baǧǧe n.(2)

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Her. A badge of cognizance, insignia; bagge of armes.

11. bilet n.

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Some kind of feminine ornament; ?a chaplet, a studded girdle.

12. calcūlāciǒun n.

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(a) Math. The process of computing or reckoning; the art or science of reckoning; (b) astrol. the process of making a horoscope; the art or science of astrological computation; also, a computation in…

13. camē̆l n.

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(a) A camel (Camelus dromedarius or C. bactrianus); (b) camel her, a cloth or garment of camel's hair; camel flesh, camel hide, camel skin; (c) cameles chaf, a medicinal plant; prob., camel grass…

14. campeine n.

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A small bell.

15. capitle n.

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(a) A short division of a book, a chapter; one of the twenty-two sections of Ps. 118 (119); (b) a short passage (usually Biblical or patristic) read in divine worship, a lesson; (c) ?an epitome.

16. capstan n.

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Naut. A device for hauling up the anchor, etc.; capstan bar, capstan spoke, a capstan bar.

17. carre n.

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(a) A cart or wagon; often, a small vehicle carrying half as much as a cart; (b) carre bond, the tire of a cart wheel; carre chain, a cart chain; carre clout, an iron plate protecting the axle of a…

18. cā̆se n.(1)

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(a) A box, chest, casket, case; as a case, like a chest, as big as a chest; corporal case, corporas case, a case or container for a corporal cloth; (b) a quiver for arrows; a case for bows or bows and…

19. castē̆l n.

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(a) A castle; also, a fortress similar to a medieval castle; (b) a fortified place, a stronghold.

20. caucẹ̄(e n.

Additional spellings: caucee
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(a) A raised and surfaced road; a highway or causeway; (b) cauce wei = caucee.