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Traditional English :: abate
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abatument.html - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become less strong, severe, intense, etc. 2 tr. Law a quash (a writ or action). b put an end to (a nuisance). abatement n. [ME f. OF abatre f. Rmc (as A-(3), L batt(u)ere beat)] |
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Traditional English :: abatis
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abatument.html - n. (also abattis) (pl. same; abatises, abattises) hist. a defence made of felled trees with the boughs pointing outwards. abatised adj. [F f. abatre fell: see ABATE] |
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Traditional English :: abattoir
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abatument.html - n.
a slaughterhouse. [F (as ABATIS, -ORY(1))] |
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Traditional English :: aba
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abatument.html - n.
(also abba, abaya) a sleeveless outer garment worn by Arabs. [Arab. ' aba'] |
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Traditional English :: abaca
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abatument.html - n.
1 Manila hemp.
2 the plant, Musa textilis, yielding this. [Sp. abacÁ] |
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Traditional English :: aback
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abatument.html - adv. 1 archaic backwards, behind. 2 Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. take aback 1 surprise, disconcert (your request took me aback; I was greatly taken aback by the news ).
2 (as taken aback) (of a ship) with the sails pressed against the mast by a head wind. [OE on b |
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