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- MINIVERA light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
- MISADVENTURESynonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
- MISCREANTLacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
- MITRAILLEshot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon
- MOISTUREThat which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
- MONIALA mullion.
- MORALISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of moralize.
- MORALIZETo make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
- MORNEThe blunt head of a jousting-lance.
- MORTDeath; especially, the death of game in hunting.
- MOTTEA raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
- MOUEA pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
- MOVABLECapable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.
- MUFFINA type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.
- MULLIONA vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
- MUNTINOne of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.
- MURDERESSFemale equivalent of murderer: a woman who commits murder.
- MUSETA small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.
- MUSICIANA composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.
- NAPERYHousehold linen, especially table linen.
- NICETYA small detail or distinction.
- NOBLESSEThe quality of being noble; nobleness.
- NOOSEAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
- NOTCHA V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- NOTIFYTo give (someone) notice (of some event).
- OCHEA line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart.
- OGIVEThe curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- OUSTERA putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
- OWELTYequality
- PAINTERAn artist who paints pictures.
- PAISThe country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.
- PARAGELineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
- PARCLOSEA partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.
- PARDIEBy God!
- PARENTAGEThe identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
- PATRONAGEThe act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
- PAULDRONA component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and
- PAUNCEA piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.
- PAWNThe state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- PAYMENTThe act of paying.
- PEALA loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- PEERAGEPeers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
- PELTRYPelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
- PENCELA small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.
- PEREGALFully equal.
- PERISHABLELiable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
- PERSONAGEA person, especially one who is famous or important.
- PERTINACITYThe state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
- PESTERTo bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
- PETTYHaving little or no importance.
- PHEONA bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- PINCERAny object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.
- PINCERSplural of pincer
- PIONEEROne who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
- PITEOUSProvoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
- PITIABLEThat deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
- PLAINTIFFA party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
- PLAINTIVESounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
- PLATA plot of land; a lot.
- PLATTERA tray for serving foods.
- PLEADERa person who pleads in court; an advocate
- PLEASANCEA pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
- PLEATA fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up exc
- PLIABLESoft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
- PLIANTCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
- POACHTo cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
- POITRELA piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.
- POITRINEThe breastplate of a knight's armour.
- POLECATAny of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae. Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- POTCHTo thrust.
- POTTAGEA thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
- POTTERYFired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
- POTTLEA former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot or drinking vessel of around this size.
- POULAINEA long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- POULTERSynonym of poulterer, a dealer in poultry.
- PREGNABLEvulnerable to attack
- PRESENTABLEIn good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.
- PREVIEWAn experience of something in advance.
- PRINCESSA female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
- PRISETo force (open) with a lever; to pry.
- PRIVITYA divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy scriptures.
- PROFITABLEProducing a profit.
- PULTUREThe claim to food for men, horses, and dogs within the bounds of a forest, etc.
- PURLOINTo take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- PURSUITThe act of pursuing.
- PURSUIVANTA functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.
- PURSYOut of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
- QUATREFOILA symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
- RABBETA longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.
- RAIMENTClothing, garments, dress, material.
- RAVEAn enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
- RAVENOUSVery hungry.
- REBATEA deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- REBOUNDThe recoil of an object bouncing off another.
- REBUTTo drive back or beat back; to repulse.
- RECHEATA series of notes blown on a horn as a signal in hunting to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
- RECOUNTNarration, account, description, rendering.
- REGALEA feast, a meal.
- REJOICETo be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.