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1. almes(se n.

Additional spellings: almesse
144 quotations in 7 senses
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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……

2. amatist(e n.

Additional spellings: amatiste
18 quotations in 1 sense
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Amethyst; amatist colour, amatist ston. …

3. amidǒun n.

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Crushed hulled wheat; grits, starch. …

4. artetīk, -ica adj. & n.

Additional spellings: artetica, arthetica, arthretica, aretica
8 quotations in 1 sense
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Arthritic, rheumatic; arthritis, rheumatism; goute artetik, arthritis, gout. …

5. bothor n.

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A kind of small pustule; in pl.: small gatherings of pus under the skin having some resemblance to a cluster of grapes. …

6. burestes n.

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An insect that causes a disease of cattle. …

7. caladrie n.

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A Scriptural bird. …

8. celidoine n.(1)

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The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); also, any of its parts used medicinally. …

9. coloquint(ide n.

Additional spellings: coloquintide
6 quotations in 1 sense
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The plant colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) or its fruit or pith. …

10. demigraine n.

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A severe ache on one side of the head, migraine. …

11. Dinastīnes n. plural

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Kings, rulers (of Egypt). …

12. ditain(e n.

Additional spellings: ditaine
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One of two medicinal plants: dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus) and/or white dittany (Dictamnus albus); (b) lesse ditain, costmary (Chrysanthemum balsamita). …

13. dracọ̄nitīdis n.

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A precious stone. …

14. dragaunt n.

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(a) The gum tragacanth; muscilage dragaunt; (b) some kind of vitriol; calcantum dragaunt, vitriol dragaunt. …

15. dromede n.

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A dromedary. …

16. emigraine, -grāne n.

Additional spellings: emigrane
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A severe headache, orig. one affecting one side only. …

17. galactīles n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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A precious stone, ?nitrate of lime. …

18. galilẹ̄ n.

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(a) A small chapel near the entrance of a church; a porch or open gallery; (b) Galilean, as a name for Jesus; (c) a Galilean, as applied to Christ's followers, a Christian; (d) ?the Milky Way [?error……

19. gliciride n.

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The plant licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra; also, its dried root. …

20. heremī̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: heremite
76 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A man who, from religious motives, lives in relative solitude; a male Christian recluse, a hermit; (b) holi heremit, a pious hermit; (c) a false hermit; one who has not renounced human society, or……

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