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1. acelle n.

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Armpit.

2. adama(u)nt n.

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

3. albeston n.

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A mineral reputed to be unquenchable when set on fire; ?the fiber asbestos as used for the wick of an ever-burning lamp; prob. confused with alabaster in quot. c1450.

4. almerīe n.

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A place for storing or safekeeping: (a) a pantry or butlery; a safe for food; also said of the stomach [quot. a1398]; (b) a closet or wardrobe; (c) a cabinet, chest, or strongbox, as for valuables…

5. amit n.

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A Eucharistic vestment: amice [a linen scarf worn over the head and the shoulders].

6. arcister n.

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One who professes the liberal arts.

7. aube n.

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(a) An ecclesiastical vestment (usually of white linen) reaching to the ankles, an alb; also, the Greek poderis, the Hebrew ephod; (b) aube girdel, girdle used to gather the alb at the waist.

8. cedūle n.

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(a) A piece of paper or parchment containing writing; a written document, letter, etc.; (b) a brief document attached to a roll or enclosed in a letter, and usually containing a list of names or bill…

9. 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].

10. ciment n.

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(a) Any substance, such as mortar, cement, plaster, etc. for binding stones, surfacing walls, etc., which hardens after it has been applied.

11. 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.

12. dīǧest n.

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A collection of laws; esp., the compilation of Roman laws made by order of the Emperor Justinian.

13. dissenterie n.

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Dysentery; flux dissenterie.

14. dromedārī(e n.

Additional spellings: dromedarie
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A dromedary; also, a camel of any kind.

15. elitrōpe n.

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

16. embōte, -um n.

Additional spellings: embotum
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Med. A syringe or douche for introducing curative fumes or liquids.

17. emoroid(es n. (plural, rarely singular)

Additional spellings: emoroides
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Hemorrhoids, esp. the bleeding kind; def emoroid, hemorrhoids that do not bleed; also, the presence of hemorrhoids as constituting a morbid condition. [Cp. figes, piles.]

18. ē̆quinox n.

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Either of the two periods, one in March, the other in September, when the days and nights are of equal length; the equinox.

19. fāce n.

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(a) The face of man in its general physical aspects; (b) the face of an animal; (c) the face (of Fortune); the (double) face (of Janus, Law).

20. filāce n.

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