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1. calketrappe n.

19 quotations in 2 senses
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Mil. A device with sharp iron spikes set on the ground to cripple the feet of an advancing enemy; similar device used against trespassers, etc.; fig. a spiritual trap or pitfall.

2. cros n.

251 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) A cross for crucifixion, a gibbet; (b) the cross of Christ; holi cros; Exaltacioun of the cros, a feast, Sept. 14; feste of the holi cros, feast of the Invention of the Cross, May 3; (c) winnen

3. nept(e n.

Additional spellings: nepte
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Catnip, catmint (Nepeta cataria), often used in cooking or in medecines; nept roial; (b) ?one of various plants (including Teucrium chamædrys, Arum colocasia, and Asarum europeæum).

4. perselī n.

57 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One of several plants belonging to the parsley family; esp. the common or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum); (b) wilde perseli, one of several uncultivated plants allied to common parsley…

5. satureie n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Savory Satureia hortensis.

6. shop(pe n.

Additional spellings: shoppe
67 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A room or building used as a place of business by a victualer, craftsman, etc.; also fig.; boueres (corveiseres, etc.) shop; open shop, a shop open to the public; also fig.; spice shop; (b) shop

7. smaragd(e n.

Additional spellings: smaragde
13 quotations in 1 sense
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A precious stone, green in color, esp. an emerald; also, emerald; smaragd ston.

8. sot n.(1)

45 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A fool, simpleton; a madman; also, an innocent [quot. a1500]; sottes iferen, fellow fools; siti sot, q.v.; (b) a wretch, rascal, villain; (c) as a term of abuse; (d) in proverbs; (e) ?as surname.

9. stal(le n.

Additional spellings: stalle
145 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) An enclosed or partially enclosed place for keeping a domesticated animal, a stall; a stable; also in fig. context [quot.: ?a1425]; also in proverbs and prov. expressions; asse (oxe) stal; (b) a…

10. sterling n.

37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The English silver penny; -- also coll.; also, the value of such a coin [quot. 1469, 2nd occurrence]; lushe-burgh sterling, a light coin imported from Luxembourg and used to counterfeit the…

11. sturǧeǒun n.

45 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The sturgeon (Acipenser sturio); -- also coll.; ?also, another fish or aquatic animal [quot. ?c1475]; (b) cook. a sturgeon used as food; maken a sturgeoun, to prepare a sturgeon for the table; (c)…

12. tilating n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The boards used to deck a section, or to cover a structure, on a ship [difficult to distinguish from (b)]; (b) the act of covering a portion of a ship with boards.

13. tǒnne n.

86 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A large barrel for wine, ale, or other liquid; a cask; also fig.; (b) fig. something to be partaken of; a source of vitality or enjoyment; (c) a wine cask of a definite capacity; a measure of…

14. trōper(e n.

Additional spellings: tropere
6 quotations in 1 sense
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Eccl. A book containing tropes or sequences, a troper or sequencer.

15. ward(e n.

Additional spellings: warde
190 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Keeping, care, custodial possession; safekeeping, storage; protection, preservation; maintenance; sauf ward [see also sauf adj. 6.(c)]; ward store, provisions, stores [prob. by reanalysis of warne