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1. archēr, -iēr n.
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archier
25 quotations in 2 senses
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One who is trained in the use of bow and arrow: (a) a soldier armed with a bow or longbow, longbowman, archer; also, crossbowman [quot. 1509]; archers and arblasters, longbowmen and crossbowmen; (b)……
4. astǒned, astǒuned ppl.
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astouned
55 quotations in 4 senses
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Of persons: stupified, stunned; insensate, unconscious.
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6. cǒntenaunce n.
112 quotations in 5 senses
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Behavior, bearing, conduct; manners, esp. good manners; chere and contenaunce, contenaunce and beringe, contenaunce and maneres; courteis (hende) contenaunce, courtly or gracious manner; maken……
14. partrich(e n.
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partriche
81 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A partridge Perdix perdix; (b) partrich ei (galle, hed), partridge egg (gall, head); covei(e of partriches, a covey or flock of partridges; (c) partridge as food; partridge meat; (d) as surname.
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20. pō̆rt-colī̆ce n.
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portcolice
20 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A portcullis; (b) a representation of a portcullis used as a military badge; also, the leader using or authorizing such a badge; i.e., the Duke of Somerset [quot.: (c1450)]; (c) fig. a spiritual……
36. quī̆r-boilī n.
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quirboili
12 quotations in 1 sense
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Leather boiled in water and then molded to the required form and hardened by drying, cuir-bouilli; -- used esp. as armor; quir-boili vessel, a container made of cuir-bouilli.
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48. recǒmforten v.
48 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To comfort (sb., the heart), console; recomforten chere, brighten (someone's) appearance; recomforten of, relieve (sb.) of (sorrow); recomforten from, ease (someone's heart) of (misery or……
49. recordǒur(e n.
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recordoure
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The chief legal official of a city; (b) a witness.
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54. refreinden v.
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To be tempered or restrained.
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57. rē̆ǧiǒun(e n.
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regioune
98 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A kingdom, an empire, a realm; a country, nation, province; scotland regioun, regioun of moab, regioun of jeues; (b) eccles. a district in Rome; (c) heaven; the realm of hell or the underworld……
65. remissiǒun n.
41 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Release from duty or obligation; freeing of captives; Bibl. dai of remissioun, a holiday from work; yer of remissioun, a Jubilee year; also, a Sabbatical year; don (maken) remissioun, to grant……
71. resurrecciǒun n.
45 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The Resurrection of Christ; also, the resurrection of Antichrist [quot.: Chester Pl.Antichr.]; (b) the religious festival commemorating the Resurrection; resurreccioun gilde, a guild that……
73. Sarasī̆neis adj.
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(a) Of Saracen manufacture or style; brouet Sarasineis blaunk, a milk-based sauce; (b) of Saracen birth; (c) as noun: the territory of the Saracens [cp. Sarasinesse n.(a)].
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