1) the thin, colourless liquid (formula CHCl3) formerly given to make a person unconscious during a surgical operation (chloroform)
2) the free association of independent states that were formerly colonies and dominations of Great Britain (commonwealth)
3) a large jug with a wide mouth, formerly used for carrying water (ewer)
4) a glove with metal plates, formerly worn by soldiers (gauntlet)
5) the movable structure formerly used by the Jews for worship (tabernacle)
6) a yellow pointer on a vehicle, formerly used to show the direction in which it is about to turn (trafficator)
by this/that time
before expected time
(used to refer to a point of time in the past) at an earlier time
earlier
somewhere different
in another place
until now; until then
earlier
for one time, on one occasion only; as soon as; when
in the past; occurred one time only
an unknown point in time
at an indefinite time
existing at that time; at the/that time (past or future); next; after that; afterwards; in that case; that being so
before; at another time
