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1. scar n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Contempt, scorn; to scar, to the shame (of sb.); don to scar, to heap scorn on (sb.). …

2. scā̆rsetẹ̄ n.

49 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Insufficiency, want; dearth, lack; scarcity of food; (b) scarsete of, insufficiency of (sth.); a dearth of (sth., people); (c) smallness of amount, fewness of number; rarity; sparseness of hair……

3. scō̆rn n.

126 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A feeling or attitude of contempt, scorn; in (o, with) scorn, disdainfully; haven scorn, to scorn (to do sth.); haven scorn of, feel contempt for (sb. or sth.); leten (tellen) scorn of, regard……

4. skeu n.(2)

15 quotations in 1 sense
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Arch. (a) Beveled stone used to form the slope of a gable coping, the offset of a buttress, etc.; a piece of such stone, a skew; skeu scapeled; (b) in cpds. & combs.: skeu assheler, squared, hewed……

5. snak n.

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A ship of some kind, esp. a light, fast ship. …

6. spūchǒur n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Naut. A wooden vessel for carrying or bailing water, a bailer. …

7. strācūr n.

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?A hunting or tracking dog. …

8. surcō̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: surcote
30 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An outer coat or overgarment of varying style, freq. of rich material, worn by men, an overtunic; also fig. [quot. a1475]; -- also coll. [quot. a1387]; nethere surcot, a tunic worn under the……

9. surquidrī(e n.

Additional spellings: surquidrie
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Arrogance, pride; presumptuousness; also person.; also, conceit; (b) theol. as a branch of the deadly sin of pride: presumption, arrogance, self-importance; (c) intellectual presumption; (d)……

10. sursengle n.

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A girth for a horse, perh. one that passes over the blanket, the saddle, a pack, etc., surcingle. …

11. vultū̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: vulture
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, an Old World vulture; (b) ?as surname. …

12. wāǧe n.

61 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A pledge, guarantee, surety; winter wage, a foretaste of winter, the promise of winter’s approach; holden in wage, to hold (sth.) hostage; (b) a promise or pledge to meet in battle. …

13. wāǧǒur n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Something pledged or sworn to, a promise, vow (b) an agreement whereby something is pledged on the outcome of a future event, a bet, wager; also, the sum or object held as a surety pending the……

14. waid(e n.

Additional spellings: waide
9 quotations in 1 sense
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The dyestuff made from the plant Isatis tinctoria, woad; also in designations for woad of specific geographical origin. …

15. waider n.

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(a) A dyer with or purveyor of woad; (b) as surname. …

16. wain n.(2)

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(a) Profit, advantage, benefit; (b) spoils, booty; ?also, victory [2nd quot.]. …

17. wainǒun n.

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As a term of abuse: a lazy dog, a worthless person. …

18. wain-pain n.

Additional spellings: wainpain
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(a) One who earns one’s bread, a servant, laborer; also used contemptuously [1st quot.]; (b) a gauntlet [cp. gain-pain n.]; (c) as surname. …

19. wait(e n.

Additional spellings: waite
82 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A watcher, an observer, onlooker; a covert observer, spy (b) a lookout, watchman, sentinel; a military guard; also, a palace or city guard; also fig.; waites place, a lookout post; (c) a……

20. walop n.

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(a) A gallop;—used only in adv. phrase: a walop, at a gallop; (b) as surname. …

21. warance n.

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(a) The plant madder (Rubia tinctorum); (b) ?the plant crosswort (Galium cruciata). …

22. warant n.

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(a) One who guards or defends, a protector;—also used of God; also, a champion; drauen to warant, to resort to or betake oneself (to sb. or Christ) as a protector or for protection;—also refl. (b)……

23. ward(e n.

Additional spellings: warde
190 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Keeping, care, custodial possession; safekeeping, storage; protection, preservation; maintenance; sauf ward [see also sauf adj. 6.(c)]; ward store, provisions, stores [prob. by reanalysis of warne……

24. wā̆rde-brāce n.

Additional spellings: wardebrace
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A piece of armor for the arm. …

25. warde-cors n.

Additional spellings: wardecors
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(a) A cloak, mantle; also, a tunic; (b) a bodyguard; also, an attendant, esquire; (c) as surname. …

26. wardein n.

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(a) A guardian, protector, defender; a rescuer, preserver; also fig. and in fig. context; also, a heavenly patron; a guardian angel (b) one who is responsible for guarding, safeguarding, or attending……

27. warde-rōbe n.

Additional spellings: warderobe
46 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A room for the storage of clothing, armor, and similar articles; a closet; a dressing room; also in fig. context; also, a private chamber or small apartment (b) a stock or supply of clothing;……

28. warisǒun n.

56 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A reward or payment bestowed by a superior in exchange for some service; also used iron. [quot. a1470]; also, specif. a reward in the form of property (b) heavenly reward; hevenli warisoun,……

29. warnestōr(e n.

Additional spellings: warnestore
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Provisions of foodstuffs, provender; ?also, the action of provisioning [1st quot.]; pl. stores, supplies; in warnestor, in storage, in stock, on hand [last quot.] (b) military supplies, including……

30. warrok n.(2)

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(a) A girth for a horse; (b) a wedge or twisting stick used to tighten the lashings on a scaffold; (c) ?as surname [perh. belongs to warrok n.(1)]. …

31. wasp n.

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(a) An insect of one of the superfamilies Vespoidea and Sphecoidea, esp. a member of the genus Vespa, a wasp or hornet; also in fig. context; wasp been, ?waspish, aggressive bees; waspe(s nest (b) in……

32. waspail n.

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(a) Chaff and other matter remaining after threshing, used as fodder; (b) as surname. …

33. wā̆st(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: waste
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Uncultivated or uninhabited land; wilderness, desert; also, a tract of uncultivated, barren, or desolate land; ?also, a parcel of land left fallow or untended [quot. a1467]. …

34. wẹ̄r(e n.(5)

Additional spellings: were
67 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or……

35. wernard n.

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(a) A deceiver, dishonest person; (b) as surname. …

36. wer(re n.

Additional spellings: werre
268 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Large-scale military conflict between countries, peoples, rulers, etc. or between factions or forces within a single country, war, warfare;—also pl.; wer faringe, q.v.; open (pleine) wer, open……

37. wiket n.

31 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A small door, usu. set within a larger door or gate; a small doorway; also fig.; also, an opening into a beehive [quot. ?1440]; wiket gate (b) an opening in a wall, a window [sometimes difficult……

38. wīle n.(1)

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(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and……

39. wimble n.

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(a) An auger used in woodworking, a gimlet, wimble; also person.; axel-man wimble, a wheelwright’s wimble; frensh wimble, ?a specially adapted variety of wimble associated with French designs or……

40. wimple n.

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(a) A woman’s headdress covering the top, back, and sides of the head, including the cheeks and chin, and wrapped so as to cover the neck; also, a veil; also, a wimple as part of a nun’s official……

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