Society for Pure English Part 3

link (chain), link (torch), also golf-links, list (listen), list (heel over), list (of flannel).

liver (organ), liver (who lives).

lo! low (adj.), low (of cow's voice).

load, lode, lowed, lone, loan.

lock (of door), lock (of hair), loch.

long (adj.), long (v.).

lorn, lawn, lute, loot.

mast (_of s.h.i.+p_), mast (_beech-m._).

march (_step_), march (_boundary_), March (_month_).

mine (_s._), mine (_poss. p.r.o.n._).

mite, might (_s._), might (_v._), [_and adj. -y_].

mitre (_headdress_), mitre (_carpentry, &c._).

ma.s.s (_quant.i.ty_), ma.s.s (_office_).

match (_equal_), match (_meche_).

m.u.f.f (_dress_), m.u.f.f (_a stupid_).

may (_month_), may (_maid, obs._), may (_v._).

male, mail (_coat of_), mail (_post_).

mane, main.

mace (_staff_), mace (_spice_).

maze, maize, Mays (_pl. of month_).

mare, mayor.

meed, mead (_meadow_), mead (_drink_).

mean (_intend_), mean (_intermediate_), mean (_poor_), mien (_countenance_).

meet, meat, mete (_adj. and v._).

mere (_pool_), mere (_adj._).

mint (_herb_), mint (_coining_).

miss (_fail_), Miss.

mew (_cage_), mew (_bird_), mew (_of cat_).

mute (_adj._), mute (_of birds_).

muse (_think_), Muse, mews (_stable_), mews (fr. _mew_).

mote, moat.

mow (_various senses_), mot (_French_).

mole (_animal_), mole (_of skin_), mole (_breakwater_).

mould (_to model_), mould (_earth_), mould (_rust_).

maul (_disfigure_), Mall (_place_), mahl (_-stick_).

morn, mourn, and morning.

moor (_country_), Moor (_race_) night, knight.

none, nun.

need, knead, knee'd.

neat (_s._), neat (_adj._).

no, know.

not, knot.

oar, ore, or, o'er, awe.

augur, auger.

all, awl, orle (_heraldry_).

altar, alter.

oral, aural.

ought (_zero_), ought (_pp. of owe_), ort [_obs._].

par, pas (_faus_).

pie (_pica_), pie (_dish_).

pale (_pole_), pale (_pallid_), pail.

pile (_heap_), pile (_stake_), pile (_hair_).

pine (_v._), pine (_tree_).

pound (_weight_), pound (_enclosure_), pound (_to bruise_).

pounce (_v._), pounce (=_pumice_).

pallet, palette, palate.

paten, patten, pattern.

pulse (_beat_), pulse (_pease_).

punch (_strike_), punch (_drink_), Punch (_and Judy_).

page (_of bk._), page (_boy_).

pane, pain.

peck (_measure_), peck (_v._).

pelt (_to throw_), pelt (_skin_).

pen (_writing_), pen (_inclose_).

pair, pear, pare.

pearl, purl (_flow_), purl (_knitting_).

pique, peak.

peal, peel.

peep (_to look_), peep (_chirp_).

piece, peace.

peach (_fruit_), peach (_impeach_).

peer (_to look_), peer (_s._), pier.

pill (_ball_), pill (_to pillage_).

pink (_a flower_), pink (_a colour_), pink (_to pierce_).

pip (_a seed_), pip (_a disease_), pip (_on cards_).

pitch (_s._), pitch (_to fall, &c._).

plight (_pledge_), plight or plite (_to plait_), and 'sad plight'.

plat (_of ground_), plait.

plum, plumb.

plump (_adj._), plump (_to fall heavily_).

plane (_tree_), plain [_both various_].

plot (_of ground_), plot (_stratagem_), + verbs.

pole, poll.

poach, (_eggs_), poach (_steal game_).

pore (_of skin_), pore (_top. over_), paw.

potter (_v._), potter (_s._).

pall (_v._), pall (_cloak_), pawl (_mechanics_).

pry (_inquisitive_), pry (_to prise open_).

prise, prize.

pray, prey.

prune (_fruit_), prune (_s._).

rye, wry.

rime, rhyme.

right, write, wright, rite.

rabbit, rabbet (_carpentry_).

rack [_various_], wrack.

racket, racquet.

rally (_a.s.semble_), rally (=_raillery_).

rank (_s._), rank (_rancid_).

rap, wrap.