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20/07/2026

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LOGOTHETE

An accountant; under Constantine, an officer of the empire; areceiver of revenue; an administrator of a department.

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PELTRYWARE

Peltry. [Obs.]

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FEODALITY

Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See Feudality. Burke.

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CORYMBOSELY

In corymbs.

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LENDER

One who lends.The borrower is servant to the lender. Prov. xxii. 7.

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NITROGELATIN

An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved innitroglycerin. [Written also nitrogelatine.]

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WAFT

To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.And now the shouts waft near the citadel. Dryden.

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ELANCE

To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.]While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. Prior.

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KEROSENE

An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained fromthe distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hencecalled also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities,chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. Itconsists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.

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DEFTNESS

The quality of being deft. Drayton.

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MISSINGLY

With a sense of loss. [Obs.] Shak.

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SEXRADIATE

Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. SeeIllust. of Spicule.