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81. augrīm n.

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(a) The practice of numbering or computing with Arabic numerals; [littera de] augrim, an Arabic numeral; (b) augrimes abece, algorism's ABC's, the Arabic numerals; augrim stone, a stone or counter…

82. aumbre, -er n.

Additional spellings: aumber, aunber
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Ambergris, or a perfume made of it; grei aumbre, aumbre oriental.

83. aventūre n.

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(a) Fate, fortune, chance; one's lot or destiny; in plur.: one's fortunes, one's circumstances; the outcome of something; dame aventure, Dame Fortune, the goddess Fortuna; god (ivel) aventure, good…

84. avīs n.

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Sight, view; inspection, scrutiny.

85. azimūt(z n.

Additional spellings: azimutz
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(a) One of twenty-four arcs extending from the zenith to the horizon and meeting the horizon at right angles; the part of an astrolabe representing such an arc; (b) a section of the horizon between…

86. baille n.(2)

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(a) The wall surrounding a castle or fortified city; (b) a court within such a wall, or between several such walls surrounding a castle.

87. balaunce n.

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(a) A pair of balanced scale pans for weighing; a set of scales; balaunce maker; tonge of the balaunce, the scales' pointer; also, one of a pair of scale pans; (b) par de(l balaunce(s, paire balaunce

88. bald(e)moine n.

Additional spellings: baldemoine
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A plant of the genus Gentiana (prob. either G. lutea or the native British G. amarella); also, its root or leaves used in medicine.

89. bāle n.(3)

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(a) A package or bale (of merchandise), perh. specif. of a certain weight or size; (b) without of: ii bale(s flax, two bales of flax; etc.

90. baleine n.

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(a) A whale; (b) the flesh of a whale.

91. bāleis n.(1)

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A rose-red variety of spinel; a balas ruby; rubetus baleis [cp. French rubi balais].

92. baliste n.

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(a) An arbalest or a ballista; (b) a surgical instrument for extracting foreign bodies from wounds.

93. banerīe n.

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A troop of soldiers under a particular banner.

94. baptēme, -esme, -isme, -īme n.

Additional spellings: baptesme, baptisme, baptime
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The act, ceremony, or sacrament of baptism; the fact of being baptized; also fig.; bapteme water, water of bapteme, water used in baptism; ben hight in bapteme, be given a Christian name; name of

95. barbar adj. & n.

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(a) Foreign, non-Greek; (b) heathen, non-Christian; -- perh. with implications of inhumanity; (c) barbar tonge [see quots.].

96. barbarīe n.

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(a) A foreign country; folk of barbarie, a foreign nation; (b) foreign speech.

97. barbarī̆n(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: barbarine
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(a) A foreigner, barbarian, heathen; a non-Greek, a non-Roman; (b) foreign, non-Greek; also, rugged [quot.Chauliac].

98. barbarisme n.

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Uncivilized or rude nature.

99. barnāǧe n.(1)

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(a) The body of nobles or retainers (of a ruler), the nobility; the peers (of a realm); (b) the hierarchy (of heaven).

100. baronesse n.

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A woman with a barony in her own right; the wife of a baron.