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1. travailen v.

274 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) To work for wages, subsistence, etc.; also, work at one's trade, profession, or appointed task; also, perform an appropriate function [quot. c1475]; ppl. travailinge, working, hard-working; (b) to……

2. Sēres n. plural

2 quotations in 1 sense
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The inhabitants of some part of Asia, famous for their production of silk clothes. …

3. Austī̆n n.(1) & adj.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A friar of the Augustinian order; (b) Austin frere, an Augustinian friar. …

4. allēgeaunce, alleǧǧeaunce n.(2)

Additional spellings: alleggeaunce
24 quotations in 2 senses
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Mitigation, easing, or relief; -- often with of (rarely to) phrase. …

5. allǒuen v.

106 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To commend or praise (sth.); worship (God); recommend (a virtue); (b) approve of, be pleased with (sth.); be pleasing (to sb.); favor (sb.); (c) appreciate or value (sth.); esteem. …

6. testā̆mentārīe adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Relating to a will. …

7. fāmǒus adj.

15 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Celebrated, renowned, famous; (b) well-reputed, estimable; (c) well-known. …

8. ēquāciǒun n.

7 quotations in 2 senses
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The act or process of making even or evenly proportioned. …

9. expanden v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Spread out; spread abroad. …

10. confǒunden v.

65 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To harass, rout, defeat, or annihilate (an adversary); harass (a person or people); (b) to frustrate (sb.); refl. defeat (oneself); (c) to harm or destroy (sth.); refute (a doctrine). …

11. centaur n.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A centaur; (b) the constellation Centaurus, the Centaur. …

12. calcūlāciǒun n.

17 quotations in 2 senses
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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. dēalbāciǒun n.

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(a) Turning white; (b) a cosmetic to make the skin white. …

14. cōheir n.

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A joint heir. …

15. 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. …

16. transversen v.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To cross (sth.), lie across; place (sth.) crosswise; also, ornament (sth.) with a crosswise design; (b) to go contrary (to sth.), run counter; make an opposing or hostile move (against sb.); also……

17. stādīe n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A variable unit of measure approx. equal to one-eighth of a Roman mile, or about 600 standard feet, a stadium; (b) ?a racecourse or stadium; ?a footrace. …

18. virāgō n.

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(a) A manly or heroic woman; also [last quot.], a woman who usurps man’s office, an unwomanly woman;—used as term of contempt; (b) ‘woman’, the name given by Adam to Eve. …

19. letates n.

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A precious stone with magical properties. …

20. indistinctlī adv.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Without judicious discrimination, indiscriminately; (b) equally, alike. …

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