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23/09/2026

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PRIMEVAL

Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive;primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. "This is the forestprimeval." Longfellow.From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. Keats.

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CASQUE

A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without avizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.His casque overshadowed with brilliant plumes. Prescott.

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OXYCALCIUM

Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalciumlight. See Drummond light.

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INTRUDED

Same as Intrusive.

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LOPHOBRANCHIATE

Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.

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SOLEMN

Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with alllegal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Burrill. Jarman.Greenleaf. Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2.

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MELANCHOLIZE

To become gloomy or dejected in mind. Barrow.

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LURG

A large marine annelid (Nephthys cæca), inhabiting the sandyshores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster,and grows to the length of eight or ten inches.

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LYMPHATIC

pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.

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COBBLE

A fishing boat. See Coble.

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TELFORD

Designating, or pert. to, a road pavement having a surface ofsmall stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam roadby its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedgedtightly, in the interstices; as, telford pavement, road, etc.

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EOLIAN

Formed, or deposited, by the action of wind, as dunes. Eolianattachment, Eolian harp. See Æolian.