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- RELAYA new set of hounds.
- REMEIDRemedy. Legal redress of a wrong. Any correction of a wrong or undesirable thing. The proportion by which a coin may acceptably deviate from its ideal weight or proportion of preci
- REPLEVINAn action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.
- REPLEVYTo return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.
- RESEMBLANCEThe quality or state of resembling.
- RESEMBLANTHaving a resemblance (to).
- RESENTTo feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
- RETAILThe sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.
- RETINUEA group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
- REVILETo attack (someone) with abusive language.
- RIBBONA long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- ROMAUNTA romantic story told in verse; a romance.
- RONDEAUA fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independ
- ROSINA solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
- ROULADEAn elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
- ROUNDELAnything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
- ROUNDELAYA poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
- ROWENA second crop of hay (within a growing season).
- SAFEGUARDSomething that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- SAILORA person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
- SALADEAlternative form of sallet, a kind of helmet.
- SALMAGUNDIA food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
- SATYRALA creature with a human head and the limbs of different animals.
- SAUCERA small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
- SAYONA medieval peasant's sleeveless jacket.
- SCALLOPAny of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
- SCARFA long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
- SCRYTo magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.
- SCUMBERDung; excrement.
- SECRECYConcealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
- SEIGNEURA feudal lord or noble.
- SEIGNIORYThe estate of a feudal lord.
- SEIGNORIALIn the Middle Ages, relating to or befitting of a nobleman.
- SEMBLETo imitate; to make a representation or likeness.
- SENESenna.
- SEVERANCEThe act of severing or the state of being severed.
- SHRAPNELAn anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue
- SIRLOINA cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
- SMIRCHDirt, or a stain.
- SOILUREMaking or becoming dirty; soiling, staining.
- SOLLERETA flexible armor shoe (usually steel) made of multiple hinged plates, worn with mediaeval armour.
- SOPHISTERSynonym of sophist.
- SORELA young buck in the third year.
- SPANDRELThe space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and
- SPARLINGA European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
- SPAVINA bony swelling which develops in a horse's leg where the shank and splint bone meet, caused by inflammation of the cartilage connecting those bones; also, a similar swelling cause
- SPAYTo destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.
- SPICERYSpices, in general.
- SPRAINTA piece of otter dung.
- SPURTLEEither of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge.
- STAUNCHNot permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight. Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
- STRAYAny domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
- STRIFEStriving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
- SURCINGLEA long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal.
- SURCOATA loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms.
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- SURMISEThought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
- SURMOUNTTo get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
- SURVIEWTo survey; to make a survey of.
- SUZERAINTYA relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
- SWEETENTo make sweet to the taste.
- TABARDA silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- TABLEAUA striking and vivid representation or scene; a picture.
- TABLETA slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
- TALLYHOUsed to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
- TANNERYA place where people tan hides to make leather.
- TARNISHOxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
- TARTLETA small tart (pastry).
- TASSETA tasse.
- TAUNTTo make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- TEMPTERSomeone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.
- TERCELETA male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tiercel.
- TERRETOne of the rings on the top of the harness saddle, through which the reins pass.
- TESTYEasily annoyed, irritable.
- THEOLOGIANA specialist in academic theology.
- TOCSINAn alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.
- TOURA journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- TOURNEYA tournament.
- TRACEAn act of tracing.
- TRAGEDIANAn actor who specializes in tragic roles.
- TREATISEA formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.
- TREATYA formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.
- TRENCHA long, narrow ditch or hole in the ground; either manmade, or formed naturally through erosion or tectonic plate movement.
- TREYA playing card or die with the rank of three.
- TRIFLEAn English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- TRINKETA small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.
- TRIPEThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
- TROUNCETo beat severely; to thrash.
- TRULLA female prostitute or harlot.
- TRUMPThe suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
- TUFFETA clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- TURBOTAny member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
- TURMOILA state of great disorder or uncertainty.
- USAGEHabit, practice. A custom or established practice. Custom, tradition.
- USANCEThe length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
- VALANCEA short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- VALIANCEThe quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.
- VALOROUSHaving or displaying valour.
- VALUATIONAn estimation of something's worth.
- VAMPThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stockin