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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
.
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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.
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turnen
v.
923 quotations in 33 senses
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(a) To move about an axis, a center, or a fixed position, pivot;—also refl. [quot. a1393]; revolve; also
fig.
and in
fig.
context; also, spin, whirl;
turnen abouten
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turnen of herre
, of the heavens…
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