This page gathers the 10,476 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Obsolete” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 56 of 105: from “lymph” to “mannitose”.
- lymph noun Pure water.
- lymphatic adj Madly enthusiastic; frantic.
- lyre noun A composer of lyric poetry.
- lyrie noun Agonus cataphractus, a European fish having the body covered with bony plates, and with three spines projecting in front of the nose.
- lyterian adj Of or pertaining to lysis
- m noun thousand
- m'self pron Obsolete form of myself.
- mab noun A slattern.
- macaco noun Any of several species of lemur, including the white-headed lemur, ruffed lemur, and ring-tailed lemur.
- macaroni noun Pasta, particularly thicker noodles, spaghetti.
- macerate verb To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
- machine noun Penis.
- machiner noun A horse employed to pull a vehicle.
- mackerel noun A pimp; also, a bawd.
- macoute noun An abstract measure of value, said to be used by various peoples of Africa.
- macropodous adj (of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.
- macruran noun Any of many decapod crustaceans, such as the lobster and shrimp, that were once included in the subdivision Macrura
- maculate verb past participle of maculate
- maculation noun The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.
- mad verb To be or become mad.
- madcap noun An insane person; a lunatic.
- madden verb To become furious.
- madhouse noun A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
- mafting adj Of fog, etc.: drifting.
- mag verb To steal.
- mage noun Synonym of magus: a Zoroastrian priest.
- magick noun Obsolete spelling of magic.
- magirology noun The art of cooking.
- magistery noun The product of such a transformation.
- magistral adj Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective.
- magnesia alba noun A bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.
- magnetize verb To hypnotize using mesmerism.
- magnifico noun A grandee or nobleman of the Republic of Venice.
- magnify verb To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
- magpie noun A halfpenny.
- mahogany noun A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table.
- Mahound noun A generic pagan god or idol believed by medieval Europeans to be worshipped by various villains such as Herod I.
- maiden noun A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention.
- mail noun A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
- mailing noun A farm.
- maim noun A severe, serious wound.
- main verb To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.
- main chance noun A venture which stands the best likelihood of success; a risk; fortune (of a person, country etc.).
- mainly adv Forcefully, vigorously.
- mainor noun The act or fact, especially of theft.
- maintain verb To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
- maistry noun A foreman.
- major noun Alternative form of mayor and mair.
- majorate verb To augment; to increase.
- majoration noun Increase; enlargement.
- make verb To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
- make away verb To depart, leave; to make off.
- make away with verb To do away with; to destroy.
- make head against verb To attack or take up arms against (someone).
- make out verb To send out.
- make sure verb To betroth.
- make the deasil verb To move or walk clockwise, or in the direction of the sun's apparent path across the sky, traditionally performed as an auspicious or…
- make up verb To arrange (a marriage); to organise (a treaty).
- makeless adj Without a mate; widowed.
- makepeace noun A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.
- makeshift noun A rogue; a shifty person.
- malacia noun An abnormal craving for certain types of food.
- maladministration noun An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice.
- Malaysian noun A native of the Malay Archipelago.
- malcontent verb To cause discontent or dissatisfaction.
- maleficiate verb To bewitch; to harm or curse.
- malignant noun A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.
- malkin noun A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
- mall noun An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
- mama verb To call (someone) "mama" (noun sense).
- Mambookie noun Synonym of Mpondo (“a Bantu people group indigenous to South Africa or a member of it”).
- mameluke noun A slave (especially one who is a white European) in a Middle Eastern Muslim country.
- mammet noun A false god; an idol.
- mammetry noun The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
- mammock noun A shapeless piece; a fragment.
- mammoth noun A mastodon.
- mamoody noun A coin formerly used in India.
- man verb To wait on, attend to or escort.
- man-of-war noun In full man-of-war's-man: a sailor serving on board an armed naval vessel.
- man-tiger noun Manticore.
- manacein noun An alkaloid-like substance derived from Brunfelsia hopeana (or manaca) that is soluble in hot alcohol but not in cold and precipitated by…
- manacin noun An alkaloid-like substance derived from Brunfelsia uniflora (or manaca) that is soluble in hot alcohol and precipitated by ether.
- manage verb To treat with care; to husband.
- managery noun Something requiring management; a project.
- manche noun Obsolete form of maunch (“a sleeve”).
- manchester noun A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
- Manchu noun A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China.
- mancipate verb To enslave.
- mancipation noun Slavery.
- mand noun A demand.
- mandarinate noun The status of holding a position as a mandarin.
- mangrove jack noun The mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.
- manicle noun Obsolete form of manacle.
- manifest noun A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
- manifestate adj manifested, manifest
- manifolded adj Having many folds, layers, or plates.
- maniple noun A hand; a fist.
- mank verb To mutilate.
- mankind noun Human feelings; humanity.
- mannitose noun A sugar obtained by partial oxidation of mannitol, and closely resembling levulose. It turned out to be a mixture of numerous sugars, not…