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06/05/2026

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CONSERVATORY

Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.

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MULLINGONG

See Duck mole, under Duck. [Written also mollingong.]

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BALLOTER

One who votes by ballot.

#42014

DECURT

To cut short; to curtail. [Obs.] Bale.

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STOOPING

from Stoop.-- Stoop"ing*ly, adv.

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LAMINARIAN

Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus Laminaria, or to that zoneof the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the seaweeds ofthis genus grow.

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BINE

The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbingplant.

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MUNIFICENT

Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificentbenefactor.-- Mu*nif"i*cent*ly, adv.

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SKONCE

See Sconce.

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TOONWOOD

Same as Toon.

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PSYCHIATRIC

Of or pertaining to psychiatria.

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WEATHER STATION

A station for taking meteorological observations, makingweather forecasts, or disseminating such information. Such stationsare of the first order when they make observations of all theimportant elements either hourly or by self-registering instruments;of the second order when only important observations are taken; ofthe third order when simpler work is done, as to record rainfall andmaximum and minimum temperatures.