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27/06/2026

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IULIDAN

One of the Iulidæ, a family of myriapods, of which the genusIulus is the type. See Iulus.

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STONEBUCK

See Steinbock.

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MESSIAD

A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.

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INDISPOSEDNESS

The condition or quality of being indisposed. [R.] Bp. Hall.

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POACHER

The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.] Sea poacher (Zoöl.), thelyrie.

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SYLPHID

A little sylph; a young or diminutive sylph. "The place of thesylphid queen." J. R. Drake.Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear, Fays, fairies, genii,elves, and demons, hear. Pope.

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EUCRASY

Such a due mixture of qualities in bodies as constitutes healthor soundness. Quincy.

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SIXTEENTH

An interval comprising two octaves and a second. Moore (Encyc.of Music.)

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VISE

An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw,lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Writtenalso vice.]

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DISCANDY

To melt; to dissolve; to thaw. [Obs.]

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EMISSARY

An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interestsof his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war withanother, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter.Buzzing emissaries fill the ears Of listening crowds with jealousiesand fears. Dryden.

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CONTRACTILE

tending to contract; having the power or property ofcontracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as,the contractile tissues.The heart's contractile force. H. Brooke.Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile substance. Hixley.Contractile vacuole (Zoöl.), a pulsating cavity in the interior of aprotozoan, supposed to be excretory in function. There may be one,two, or more.