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7,792 words match “ORE”

AFFORESTATION n.
The act of converting into forest or woodland. Blackstone.
AFORE adv. 4 definitions
Before. [Obs.] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak.
AFORECITED a.
Named or quoted before.
AFOREGOING a.
Going before; foregoing.
AFOREHAND adv. 2 definitions
Beforehand; in anticipation. [Archaic or Dial.] She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark xiv. 8.
AFOREMENTIONED a.
Previously mentioned; before-mentioned. Addison.
AFORENAMED a.
Named before. Peacham.
AFORESAID a.
Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.
AFORETHOUGHT a. 2 definitions
Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier.
AFORETIME adv.
In time past; formerly. "He prayed . . . as he did aforetime." Dan. vi. 10.
AIGREMORE n.
Charcoal prepared for making powder.
ALBACORE n.
See Albicore.
ALBICORE n.
and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]
ALONGSHORE adv.
Along the shore or coast.
ALONGSHOREMAN n.
See Longshoreman.
AMORET n. 3 definitions
An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] J. Warton.
AMORETTE n.
An amoret. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
ANACHORET; ANACHORETICAL n.
See Anchoret, Anchoretic. [Obs.]
ANCHORED a. 2 definitions
Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.
ANCHORESS n.
A female anchoret. And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt. Wordsworth.
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