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81. Ēǧipte n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Egypt; Egipte lond, land of the Egyptians, land of Egypt. …

82. elehtre, electre n.

Additional spellings: electre
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A plant of some kind. …

83. elk n.

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The European elk (Alces alces). …

84. elm(e n.

Additional spellings: elme
19 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The wych elm (Ulmus montana), native to Britain, and the (so-called) common elm (u. campestris), which is Eurasian and apparently introduced; also in surnames; (b) elm wood. …

85. epistel n.

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A letter, or a literary work composed in the form of a letter (sometimes in verse). …

86. fals n.

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(a) Deceit, deception, treachery, fraud, wrong-doing, or an instance thereof; also allegor.; (b) a wicked deed. …

87. fan(ne n.

Additional spellings: fanne
17 quotations in 4 senses
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A machine or utensil for separating grain from chaff, such as a winnowing fan, a basket, or a shovel. …

88. fēver n.

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High bodily temperature, fever; a disease of which fever is a symptom; an attack of fever, a paroxysm of ague; (the) feveres, (malarial) chills and fever, ague. …

89. fēver-fū, -feu n.

Additional spellings: feverfu, fever-feu, feverfeu
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Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium). …

90. fīndī adj.

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(a) Capable of understanding (what is said); apt or effective (language); (b) capable or able (person); (c) ?suitable or proper for a certain purpose. …

91. fīve-lēf n.

Additional spellings: fivelef
9 quotations in 1 sense
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The plant five-leaf, cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans). …

92. fleil n.

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(a) Instrument used for threshing grain, a flail; (b) cap of a fleil, fleil cap, one of the bands of wood or leather (fastened about the end of the flail staff or the end of the swingle) through which……

93. flewsa n.

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An abnormal flowing from bodily organs, a flux; innethes flewsa, ?diarrhea, ?dysentery. …

94. -fōld suf.

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Forming adjs. (used also as advs., and occas. as nouns) on cardinal numerals and on indefinite numerals, and having such meanings as 'consisting of or comprising x parts, units, specimens, etc.'……

95. font n.

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(a) A receptacle for the water used in baptizing, a baptismal font; (b) font halwing [OE fant-hālgung], act or ceremony of blessing, or reconsecrating, a font. …

96. fōr-cǒmen v.

Additional spellings: forcomen
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(a) To overcome (someone), to defeat; (b) to come before; ?anticipate; ?excel. …

97. fōr(e-setten v.

Additional spellings: fore-setten
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To place in the forefront (of one's mind), to put first. …

98. forke n.

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(a) A farming tool with two or more prongs used for digging or for handling hay, dung, etc.; bot forke, muk forke, pik forke, q.v.; (b) a pronged utensil of metal usually used for stoking fires; fir……

99. fō̆rth-lēden v.

Additional spellings: forthleden
6 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To lead (someone) out or away; (b) to carry on (a conversation); (c) to carry out (a plan). …

100. 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. …

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