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1. aborchi n.

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The aorta. …

2. acācia, -ie n.

Additional spellings: acacie
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Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive). …

3. accīdie n.

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(a) The deadly sin of Sloth, a disinclination to do anything good; (b) a spell of lethargy or apathy. …

4. acōlī̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: acolite
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A cleric who has taken the highest of the four minor orders, an acolyte; also, the order itself. …

5. aconītes n.

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See quot. …

6. acorus n.

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The root of the plant Iris pseudacorus. …

7. adama(u)nt n.

Additional spellings: adamaunt
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(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable. …

8. aeromance n.

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Divination by air, aeromancy. …

9. agiographe(s n.

Additional spellings: agiographes
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(a) The Hagiographa of Hebrew Scripture (comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Daniel, etc.), as distinct from the Laws and the Prophets; (b) Holy Scripture. …

10. agriofagi n. (plural)

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See quot. …

11. alabastrum n.

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(a) The stone alabaster; (b) an alabaster container for chrism or ointment; (c) a medicament containing powdered alabaster. …

12. aliēte n.

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The sea eagle or fish hawk [for other medieval opinions see first quot.]. …

13. al(l)opicia, -ie n.

Additional spellings: allopicia, alopicie, allopicie
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(a) Falling of the hair; (b) a form of leprosy. …

14. Almaǧeste n.

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The name given to the great astronomical treatise of Ptolemy; also applied to other astron. works. …

15. almes(se n.

Additional spellings: almesse
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(a) Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms; an allotment of alms; eten almes, be dependent on alms; gan on almes, liven bi, of almes, live on……

16. alōe(s n.

Additional spellings: aloes
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Aloe: (a) the tree; (b) the juice or resin of the tree, aloes; (c) med. the drug aloes; aloe caballinum (cicotrine, epatik). …

17. amatist(e n.

Additional spellings: amatiste
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Amethyst; amatist colour, amatist ston. …

18. ameos n.

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A plant of the genus Ammi; bishop's-weed. …

19. amidǒun n.

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Crushed hulled wheat; grits, starch. …

20. amphibena n.

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A fabled two-headed snake [see quot.]. …

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