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1. trī̆- pref.

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A prefix or combining element in more than thirty words, chiefly nouns and adjectives, borrowed from L or OF meaning 'three, triple' or 'triply, three times', for example: the nouns tre-foil,

2. tunicle n.

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(a) Eccl. A vestment similar to, or sometimes identical with, the dalmatic or the alb specifically assigned to the subdeacon assisting at the Mass; vestement of tunicle; (b) a regal or ceremonial…

3. vexen v.

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(a) To afflict (sb. or sth.) physically; ben vexed, be afflicted (by sickness, frost, the pangs of love, etc.); also, of the spirit: be agitated or disturbed (by sth.); ppl. vexede, of someone’s…

4. vultū̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: vulture
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(a) A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, an Old World vulture; (b) ?as surname.

5. wā̆st(e adj.

Additional spellings: waste
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Of land, a country, a place, etc.: uncultivated, wild; uninhabited, desolate; wast lond.