... sapo dille ; Sp . sapotilla , from Mexican zapoil . ] [ ACHRAS , SAPOTA . ] The fruit of Achras Sapota . It is highly esteemed in the West Indies . Its bark is astringent and febrifugal ; its seeds aperient and diuretic . sa - pog - ĕn ...
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... 5. ) haud longis intervallis , At frequent in- tervals . heluo librorum , A devourer of books ; a bookworm ... persona , In one's own person . in puris natūrālibus , In a state of nature ... 5 ) . in situ , In its proper position . [ STATUS ...
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... like wafulness impressed deepe , Hath made fit mate thy wretched case to ... wolf , * wolfe , * woulfe ( pl . wolves ) , s . [ A.S. wulf ( pl . wulfas ) ... chords of keyed instruments , particularly the organ , when tuned by any form of ...
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... gripe , s . [ A.S. græp ( Somner ) . ] [ GROPE , s . ] A small ditch ; a furrow or chan- nel to carry off water . " Or in a grip or in the fen . " Havelok , 2,101 . grip ( 2 ) , * gripe , * gryp , * grype , s . [ Icel . gripr ; Sw ...
... The jig's up : The work is over ; everything is finished . ( Colloq . ) jig , v . i . & t . [ JIG , 8. ] 2. Mach .: The extended arm of a crane ; or that spar of a derrick which is stepped at the bottom and connected by tackle at the ...
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... chords of D minor , E minor , F major , G major and a minor are relative to ... how many years elapsed since the one or the other took place is unknown ... kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him is relaxation and mere play ...
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... moulding , it is always used quite wet , like plaster , but is dried perfectly ... moulder , used in compacting the loam around the pattern . loam - cake , s ... clan , -tian = shan . -tion , -sion = shăn ; -țion , -sion = zhăn . -tious ...
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... pilgrim and a palmer , see PALMER , s . 1 . 2. In Script .: One living in this world ... Scott : Lay of the Last Minstrel , vi . 28 . 2. In Script . The journey of ... v . ] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip , adj . the verb ) . ( See C. As ...
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... Bot . A distinct cartilaginous body coming out entire from the apothecia of a lichen and containing the sporules ... naked ; nudus = naked . ] The act of stripping or making bare or naked . * năd ' - dle , v.i. [ Perhaps connected with ...
... like the serum of the blood . On the puncturing of the bladder this at once ... ash . It is indigenous in the South of Europe , and being among other places ... heavy aspect either of dislike or approbation . " - Hooker : Eccl . Pol ...
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... dressing - gown , s . A light , loose gown worn by persons when dressing , in a study , & c . " The very first mention of gentlemen's dressing . gowns in the Iliad " -Daily News , Jan. 9 , 1882 . * dressing - knife , * dressyng - knyfe ...
... bk , iv . 2. Anything light and worthless . 3. Anything that tends to overcloud or confuse the mind , as cobwebs do ... coc ( 1 ) , & [ Cock . ] * coc ( 2 ) , s . [ COOK . ] co - ca , s . [ Sp . ] Bot . & Pharm . The dried leaf of ...
... bk . vi . II . Figuratively : 1. To digest mentally . * 2. To bear , to ... coc ' - těd , pa . par . or a . [ CONCOCT , v . ] A. As pa . par . In senses ... coc - ter , 8. [ Eng . concoct ; -er . ] 1. Lit. One who prepares food ; one of ...
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A New and Original Work Presenting for Convenient Reference the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning ... dressing 8. Naut .: To ornament or deck out a vessel with flags , ensigns , pendants , & c . , in ... dressings - drift dressing - bench , s ...
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... dressing - gown , s . A light , loose gown worn by persons when dressing , in a study , & c . " The very first mention of gentlemen's dressing- gowns in the Iliad " -Daily News , Jan. 9 , 1882 . . dressing - knife , dressyng - knyfe ...
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... donkey - engine , s . Steam - engine : An auxiliary engine for work- ing the ... dominicellus , dimin . of Lat . dominus a lord , a master . ] A young gentleman ... Music . The bagpipe . dôof , dooffe , s . [ DUFF . ] 1. A blow with a ...
... evolo to fly away : e out , and volo to fly . ] Apt to fly away . * ĕv - o - la - tion , s . [ Lat . evolatum , sup . of evolo to fly away . ] The act of flying away . " Upon the wings of this faith is the soul ready to mount up towards ...
... what ,. II . Technically : 1. Biol : To advance stage by stage by gradual evolution from the lowest to the highest , or perfect stage . 2. Phot .: To become visible by the process of development . dě - věl - op - a - ble , a . [ Eng ...
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... definition does not distinguish the excavator from the ditching - machine , auger , dredge , earth - borer , post - hole digger , & c . Custom , however , con- fines the term excavator to a narrower range . 2. Dentist . A dentist's ...
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... slater's tool . It has a blade for trimming the edges of the slate , and a spike for making nail - holes . slate ... slatter ( q . v . ) , or the n may be a simple addition . as in bittern . ] B. As adjective : I. Ordinary Language : 1 ...
... Bot . Having the ovary naked . gym - nŏ - læ ́- ma - ta , s . pl . [ Pref . gymno- , and Gr . λαιμός ( αί- mos ) = the throat . ] 1. Zool . : An order of Polyzoa , in which the mouth is desti- It is found also in GYMNOGRAMME . tute of ...
Universal Dictionary of the English Language: A New and Original Work Presenting for Convenient Reference the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, Use, Origin and Development of Every Word in the English Language ...
... Bot . : Having the ovary naked . gym - no - læ ́- ma - ta , s . pl . [ Pref . gymno- , and Gr . λαιμός ( Ιαί- mos ) = the throat . ] 1. Zool . : An order of Polyzoa , in which the mouth is desti- It is found also in GYMNOGRAMME . tute ...
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New and Original Work of Reference to All the Words in the English Language, with a Full Account of Their Origin, Meaning, Pronunciation, and Use
... Bot . : the ovary naked . gym - no - læ'- ma - ta , s . pl . [ Pref . gymno- , and Gr . λαιμός ( lai- mos ) the throat . ] An 1. Zool . : order of Polyzoa , in which the mouth is desti- It is found also in GYMNOGRAMME . tute of the ...
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... stringer or sill ; when it is transverse it is called a sleeper or tie ... partner , s . A dormant partner ( q.v. ) . sleeping - table , s . Metall ... silent ) , s . [ The same word as sled , or sledge , the form being due to contraction ...
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... pool was formed . " - " -Scribner's Magazine , Nov. , 1878 , p . 37 . 3 : A game at billiards , in which the score ... shooting : Firing for prizes on the arrangement that each competitor pays a certain sum for each shot , and all the ...
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... [ EXTORTION . ] * ex - tor'se , ex - torce , v.t. [ Lat . extorqueo , perf . indic . extorsi . ] 1. To wring , to harass , to pain . " Too many grieuous plagues my state extorse . " Stirling : Aurora , st . 64 . 2. To practise extortion ...
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