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- RUGAEplural of ruga
- SCUTAGEA tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
- SEPTEMVIRIplural of septemvir
- SEPULCHREA burial chamber.
- SERJEANTYA land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)
- SPIFLICATETo confound, silence or dumbfound.
- SQUALOIDCharacteristic of a shark or dogfish
- SUDAMENA small blister beneath the skin due to retention of fluid in a sweat follicle, or in the epidermis
- SUPERNALPertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.
- TOTIPOTENTExhibiting totipotency.
- TRAMELINGA net over a river to catch fish.
- TSARDOMThe territory ruled by a tsar.
- UBIETIESplural of ubiety
- UXORIALOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
- VEALIESTsuperlative form of vealy: most vealy
- VENAEplural of vena
- VERMIFUGALTending to prevent, destroy, or expel worms or vermin; anthelmintic.
- VESTRYMENplural of vestryman
- VETCHIERConsisting of, abounding in, or resembling, vetches.
- VIBEXA narrow streak of subcutaneous extravasation of blood, often one of many in a patch of such streaks, which may be extensive.
- VINEYARDISTSomeone who cultivates a vineyard.
- VINYLICOf, like, or pertaining to vinyl.
- VITALISMThe doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.
- VITALIZERThat which vitalizes; a source of vitality.
- VITALIZERSplural of vitalizer
- JELUTONGSplural of jelutong
- QUACKSALVEROne falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
- WAFTAGESplural of waftage
- ANIGHNigh; near.
- BABYHOODThe state or period of infancy.
- BEEYARDSplural of beeyard
- BESPRINKLEDSprinkled.
- BEWRAPTo wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.
- BRAIDINGSplural of braiding
- CUTWORKA form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away.
- FRATCHINGSA dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.
- GYVEDsimple past and past participle of gyve
- HAYMAKERSplural of haymaker
- HOUSEWIFERYThe state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
- HUSHFULFull of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
- JOUNCIESTsuperlative form of jouncy: most jouncy
- JUMBLIESTjumbled; haphazardly arranged
- LUKEWARMISHSomewhat lukewarm; tepid.
- MIDWIFERYThe practice and science of being a midwife.
- NIGGARDEDsimple past and past participle of niggard
- POXIESTsuperlative form of poxy: most poxy
- RUTHFULLYIn a manner that is ruthful: Sorrowfully, ruefully. In a manner that causes pity; piteously. Compassionately; mercifully.
- SAILMAKEROne whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
- SWORDMENplural of swordman
- UNAPTLYIn a way that is unapt.
- WATCHFULLYIn a watchful manner.
- WICKERWORKSplural of wickerwork
- WOMANISHLYIn a womanish way.
- YEOMANRIESplural of yeomanry
- CHAPEAUXplural of chapeau
- EGALITYEquality.
- GAMBOLTo move about playfully; to frolic.
- JUPONSplural of jupon
- WHALEMANA male whaler; any whaler.
- BEHALVESplural of behalf
- CAWKSplural of cawk
- DOWNIESTsuperlative form of downy: most downy
- EALDORMANThe chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.
- EALDORMENplural of ealdorman
- EATHLYIn an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.
- EELPOUTSplural of eelpout
- HANDYWORKSplural of handywork
- KNARREDknotty; gnarled
- LEAFWORMA caterpillar, especially that eats the leaves of plants.
- NINEFOLDHaving nine times as much or as many.
- QUETCHEDsimple past and past participle of quetch
- TIGERISHHaving the characteristics of a tiger.
- TIGERISHLYIn a tigerish way.
- UNRIGHTSplural of unright
- UPLANDERSplural of uplander
- WHARFINGSplural of wharfing
- WRAXLINGSTo wrestle.
- YFERETogether.
- BLUETSplural of bluet
- DEFORCIANTSplural of deforciant
- DUNGHEAPSplural of dungheap
- FEOFFORSplural of feoffor
- JAMBEAUA piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.
- RONDEAUXplural of rondeau
- SOILURESplural of soilure
- STRAYLINGA little waif or stray; a driftling.
- STRAYLINGSplural of strayling.
- 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.
- KNURLIESTsuperlative form of knurly: most knurly
- MUGGEESplural of muggee
- WINGCHAIRSplural of wingchair
- JAGHIRAlternative spelling of jagir.
- JAGHIRESplural of jaghire
- JEZAILSplural of jezail
- KHIDMUTGARSplural of khidmutgar
- KHITMUTGARSplural of khitmutgar
- MOHURSplural of mohur
- SPHEARObsolete spelling of sphere.
- TULIPOMANIAHyperenthusiasm for tulips.
- BRITSCHKAAlternative form of britchka.