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61hand — {{11}}hand (n.) O.E. hond, hand hand; side; power, control, possession, from P.Gmc. *khanduz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du., Ger. hand, O.N. hönd, Goth. handus). The original Old English plural handa was superseded in Middle English by handen, later… …
62jaundice — (n.) c.1300, jaunis, from O.Fr. jaunice, earlier jalnice, yellowness (12c.), from jaune yellow, from L. galbinus greenish yellow, probably from PIE *ghel yellow, green (see CHLOE (Cf. Chloe)). With intrusive d (Cf. gender, astound, thunder …
63marriage — (n.) c.1300, act of marrying, entry into wedlock; also state or condition of being husband and wife; from O.Fr. mariage marriage; dowry (12c.), from V.L. *maritaticum (11c.), from L. maritatus, pp. of maritatre to wed, marry, give in marriage… …
64muster — {{11}}muster (n.) late 14c., action of showing, manifestation, from O.Fr. mostre illustration, proof; examination, inspection (13c., Mod.Fr. montre), lit. that which is shown, from mostrer (see MUSTER (Cf. muster) (v.)). Meaning act of gathering… …
65pillage — {{11}}pillage (n.) late 14c., act of plundering (especially in war), from O.Fr. pillage (n.) plunder, from piller to plunder, possibly from V.L. *piliare to plunder, probably from a figurative use of L. pilare to strip of hair, perhaps also… …
66root — {{11}}root (n.) underground part of a plant, late O.E. rot, from O.N. rot root, from P.Gmc. *wrot, *vrot (with characteristic loss of w before r ), from PIE *wrd . The Old English cognate was wyrt root, herb, plant (see WORT (Cf. wort)); also… …
67safety — c.1300, from O.Fr. sauvete, earlier salvetet (11c.), from M.L. salvitatem (nom. salvitas) safety, from L. salvus (see SAFE (Cf. safe)). Meaning trigger lock on a gun is attested from 1881. As a N.Amer. football position, first recorded 1881.… …
68seethe — (v.) O.E. seoþan to boil (class II strong verb; past tense seaþ, pp. soden), from P.Gmc. *seuthanan (Cf. O.N. sjoða, O.Fris. siatha, Du. zieden, O.H.G. siodan, Ger. sieden to seethe ), from PIE root *seut to seethe, boil. Driven ou …
69spark — {{11}}spark (n.) O.E. spearca, from P.Gmc. *spark (Cf. M.L.G. sparke, M.Du. spranke, not found in other Germanic languages). Electrical sense dates from 1748. Slang sense of a gallant, a beau, a lover (c.1600) is perhaps a figurative use, but… …
70track — {{11}}track (n.) late 15c., footprint, mark left by anything, from O.Fr. trac track of horses, trace (mid 15c.), possibly from a Germanic source (Cf. M.L.G. treck, Du. trek drawing, pulling; see TREK (Cf. trek)). Meaning lines of rails for… …
