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1. adama(u)nt n.

Additional spellings: adamaunt
33 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable. …

2. chilindre n.

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A portable sun dial in the shape of an upright cylinder with a conical top [see L. Thorndike in Isis 13.51-2]. …

3. clistē̆r n.

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Med. (a) A clyster, enema; any medicinal liquid administered through the rectum; (b) the instrument for injecting such liquids, a sort of syringe. …

4. dissenterie n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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Dysentery; flux dissenterie. …

5. dromedārī(e n.

Additional spellings: dromedarie
22 quotations in 1 sense
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A dromedary; also, a camel of any kind. …

6. elitrōpe n.

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Any of various plants which respond to the movement of the sun. [See Osiris 3.22-46.] …

7. filāce n.

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A place where official documents and letters are kept, a file. …

8. fīōle n.

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(a) A small glass or metal bowl or cup for liquids, incense, etc.; (b) a flask; (c) fig. …

9. flẹ̄me n.(2)

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Surg. A lancet used for letting blood. …

10. garant n.(2)

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A black gem with magical powers. …

11. ǧinǧivere n.

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(a) The root of the plant Zingiber officinale or of a related species, ginger; poudre (of) gingivere, finely ground ginger; race (rote) of gingivere, a root of ginger; (b) grene gingivere, gingivere……

12. mandrag(e n.

Additional spellings: mandrage
21 quotations in 1 sense
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Either of two Old World mandrakes (Mandragora vernalis or M. officinarum); also, a part of these plants used in medicine; mandrag lef. …

13. Psalm(e n.

Additional spellings: Psalme
81 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) One of the Psalms of the Book of Psalms; (b) seien Psalm, to sing a Psalm; also, recite a Psalm; seiere of psalmes, a singer of Psalms; singen Psalm, sing a Psalm; praise (God) with a Psalm; don……

14. rīnoceros n.

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A horned beast, sometimes regarded as a species of unicorn; a rhinoceros. …

15. scotōmīe n.

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Dizziness, vertigo; visual symptoms including dimness, 'floaters,' or similar effects. …

16. thēta n.

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(a) The name of the letter Θ in the Greek alphabet, theta; (b) the sign of the cross [based on the L transliteration of the Greek character; cp. tau n.]; (c) math. the arithmetical symbol for zero. …

17. titimal(le n.

Additional spellings: titimalle
11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One of several plants of the genus Euphorbia, spurge; (b) the plant genus Euphorbia. …

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