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1. alai n.

20 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The alloying of a noble metal with a base metal; debasing a noble metal or coin by this means; (b) dilution of wine.

2. baselā̆rd n.(1)

15 quotations in 1 sense
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A kind of short straight sword or dagger, in civilian use, worn in a sheath hung from a strap, e.g. at the girdle; baselard knif; in some examples perhaps used loosely of a curved 'hanger.'

3. bille n.

71 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A formal document (embodying a will, a permit, etc.); fig. a list or inventory; (b) a papal bull.

4. disport n.

47 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) An activity that offers amusement, pleasure, or relaxation; entertainment, merry-making, fun, recreation; maken disport, to entertain (sb.); taken disport, amuse oneself, have fun; (b) a pastime…

5. expleit n.

28 quotations in 4 senses
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Furtherance or promotion (of a purpose or undertaking).

6. fọ̄t-avēr n.

Additional spellings: fotaver
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A manorial service: transportation (of produce, etc.) on foot, on one's back (instead of conveyance by a draught or pack animal).

7. mūt(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: mute
12 quotations in 1 sense
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A pack of hunting dogs; ?also, the baying of such a pack.

8. plater n.

26 quotations in 1 sense
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A platter, charger; plate, dish; also fig.; plater molde, a mold for casting pewter platters.

9. potter(e n.

Additional spellings: pottere
51 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A maker of various kinds of vessels, esp. earthenware vessels; a potter; also fig.; erthe potter, a maker of earthenware vessels; (b) a maker of metal pots, vessels, or other objects of metal; (c)…

10. purchā̆s(e n.

Additional spellings: purchase
76 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Acquisition, gain; also, something acquired or received, a possession; wealth, property, goods; fig. something possessed as a natural gift [quot.: Capgr.], something earned or deserved; ben of

11. purpoint(e n.

Additional spellings: purpointe
17 quotations in 2 senses
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A doublet, a military garment, usually worn under armor, composed of two layers of leather or other material, stuffed and quilted; purpoint of o serpent, a doublet made of a reptile's hide.

12. purport(e n.

Additional spellings: purporte
5 quotations in 1 sense
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law the surface or expressed meaning of a document, stipulation, etc. (sometimes contrasted with tenour, its true and essential meaning; sometimes perhaps more generally, the contents or substance of…

13. purprestūre n.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Law An illegal occupation or encroachment upon land; unauthorized use of common, private, or royal land or of waterways, as by damming or diversion; (b) a payment or rent due to the legal owner of…

14. quishin n.

52 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A cushion, bolster, or pillow; a cushion for the arm or for sitting or kneeling on; also, a hassock or footstool; (b) quishin(es cloth, a case or cover for a cushion.

15. raisī̆n n.

44 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A grape, cluster of grapes; also in proverb; (b) a raisin; gret raisin; raisin graines, raisin seeds; (c) raisin corauns, raisin of corauns, a Corinthian raisin, currant [see also corauns n.]; (d)…

16. salā̆rī(e n.

Additional spellings: salarie
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Compensation, payment, esp. a salary or compensation periodically paid for regular service [sometimes difficult to distinguish from (b)]; also fig.; (b) a payment for a specific service or limited…