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51War field — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …
52War horse — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …
53War paint — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …
54War song — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …
55War whoop — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …
56Wrangle — Wran gle, v. t. To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster] …
57embrangle — transitive verb ( gled; embrangling) Etymology: en + brangle (squabble) Date: 1664 embroil • embranglement noun …
58imbroglio — noun (plural glios) Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller more at embroil Date: 1750 1. a confused mass 2. a. an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b. an acutely painful or… …
59broil — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bruiller to burn, broil, modification of Latin ustulare to singe, from urere to burn Date: 14th century transitive verb to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat ; grill intransitive verb to… …
60embroilment — noun see embroil …
