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Traditional English :: Albigenses
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albility.html - n.pl. the members of a heretic sect in S. France in the 12th-13th c. Albigensian adj. [L f. Albi in S. France] |
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Traditional English :: albino
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albility.html - n. (pl. -os) 1 a person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white), and the eyes (which are usu. pink). 2 a plant lacking normal colouring. albinism n. albinotic adj. [Sp. & Port. (orig. of White Negroes) f. albo L f. albus white + -ino = -INE(1)] |
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Traditional English :: Albion
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albility.html - n. (also perfidious Albion) Britain or England. [OE f. L f. Celt. Albio (unrecorded): F la perfide Albion with ref. to alleged treachery to other nations] |
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Traditional English :: albite
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albility.html - n.
Mineral. a feldspar, usu. white, rich in sodium. [L albus white + -ITE(1)] |
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English Idioms :: albatross around one's neck
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albility.html - {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. * /Even though it was an accident, John's father's death has been an albatross around John's neck./ Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK. |
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Traditional English :: alb
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albility.html - n. a white vestment reaching to the feet, worn by some Christian priests at church ceremonies. [OE albe f. eccl.L alba fem. of L albus white] |
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