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- ABATUREGrass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
- ABRIa shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof
- ABROACHTo set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
- ABUTMENTThe point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
- ACATERA caterer.
- ACHIEVETo carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.
- ACHIEVEMENTThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
- ADJOURNTo postpone.
- ADOBOA Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
- ADVENTUROUSInclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
- ADVISEMENTConsideration or deliberation.
- AFFINITYA natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- AGLETAlternative form of aiglet.
- AGREEABILITYThe property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
- AIDANThelpful, assisting
- AIGUILLETTEAn ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
- ALLOTTo distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- ALUREA walkway or passageway.
- AMERCETo impose a fine on; to fine.
- AMORETAn amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
- AMOVETo set in motion; to stir up, excite.
- ANCESTRYThe state of being ancestors.
- ANLACEA medieval long dagger.
- ANOINTTo smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- APACEQuickly, rapidly, with speed.
- APPARELClothing.
- APPELLANTOf or relating to appeals; appellate.
- ARMETA type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.
- ASKANCEOf a glance or look: with disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
- ASTONYTo astound; to paralyse, to stun.
- ASTUNTo astonish.
- ATTENTIVEPaying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
- ATTORNTo transfer one's obligations from one person to another person.
- ATTORNEYA lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- AVALETo cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
- AVAUNTBegone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
- AVENGETo take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- AVERMENTThe act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
- AVOIRDUPOISThe official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
- AVOWRYThe act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
- BAILIEA bailiff.
- BANCA bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
- BANDEAUA band for the hair.
- BARONAGEbarons or nobles collectively
- BARONYThe domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire. Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides
- BASTETo sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BATETo reduce the force of something; to abate.
- BATTLEMENTIn fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering him
- BAUCHLETo misuse, to bungle.
- BAVINA bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making. A faggot bound with only one band.
- BAWDOne who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
- BAWSUNTHaving white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
- BAYARDA bay horse
- BEAGLEA small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
- BECAUSEBy or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
- BEFOREHANDAt an earlier or preceding time.
- BEVORA portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
- BILLONAny of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.
- BISCUITA small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
- BLASPHEMEROne who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
- BLAZONA verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
- BLUETAny of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers. Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably
- BOISTEROUSFull of energy; exuberant; noisy.
- BOOTYA form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
- BOUNTEOUSInclined to be generous.
- BOURDA joke; jesting, banter.
- BRACELETA band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
- BRACHETA female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach.
- BRICKA hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
- BROILTo cook by direct, radiant heat.
- BRUNETOf a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.
- BUCKRAMA coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wra
- BUFFEA piece of armor covering either the entire face, or the lower face together with a visor that covered the upper face, typically made of multiple lames that could be opened by bein
- BUFFETA counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
- BULLETA projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- BURGONETA light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor.
- BURNETAny of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
- BUSKINA soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
- BUTCHERYThe butchering of meat.
- BUTTONA knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
- CANTONA division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation. An administrative division within a department in France, often being a subdivision of an arro
- CAROLA round dance accompanied by singing.
- CASHIERTo dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
- CATERTo provide, particularly: To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.
- CEILINGThe overhead closure of a room.
- CENSERAn ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
- CERTIFYTo attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- CHAGRINA distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.
- CHAMFRONProtective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
- CHAMPERTOUSHaving the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
- CHANTRYAn endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
- CHAPELRYThe district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
- CHAPERONAn adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sex
- CHAPLETA garland or circlet for the head.
- CHARITABLEPertaining to charity.
- CHASERSomething or someone who chases.
- CHEVINA chub .
- CHIVALROUSHonourable, especially to women; gallant.
- CINQUEFOILA potentilla (flower).