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1. abbater phr. or adv.

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?Down on the ground.

2. enfatten v.

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Fig. To make (the mind) callous or uncomprehending.

3. ā-per-sē phr. as adj. & n.

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Unique, outstanding; a prominent person.

4. wāle n.(2)

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(a) Naut. A plank or timber nailed to the outer surface of the side of a ship, a strake, wale; a beam or timber designated for use as a wale; also, a set of planks or timbers fastened atop the sides…

5. sincoping ger.

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(a) Loss of consciousness accompanied by weakening of the pulse; (b) the act of omitting syllables or words when reading aloud.

6. jǒuet n.

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A Rhodian coin.

7. lūre n.(2)

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The anus; ?also, the rectum and the ischio-rectal fossa.

8. barōn n.

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Rascal, thief.

9. āpe-galle n.

Additional spellings: apegalle
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An inflammation of the penis.

10. afō̆rn-yẹ̄n adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: afornyen
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In front so as to be opposite to (sth.); over against, against; opposite.

11. alīr n.

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Cloth of Lierre (Brabant).

12. apocrifāt ppl. & n.

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Apocryphal; an apocrypha.

13. ā n.(2)

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River, stream; -- in names of streams and places [see EPNSoc. 1 (pt. 1.1) & 5 (pp. 161, 165)].

14. alamire n.

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Mus. The second note in the Guidonian hexachord on G sol re ut. [See W. Apel, Harvard Dict.of Music (1950), under hexachord.]

15. atrechered ppl.

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Of food: tampered with.

16. engrinen v.

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To ensnare (something).

17. breǧǧer n.

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An abridger or detractor; word bregger.

18. be(a)utẹ̄ful adj.

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Attractive to the eye, beautiful.

19. beutifīen v.

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To make (sth.) beautiful, adorn.

20. bislotered ppl.

Additional spellings: beslotered
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Bespattered, dirty.