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17/06/2026

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WATER SHIELD

An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floatingoval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.

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TRADITIONALISM

A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine thatall religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered fromcompetent authority, exclusive of rational processes.

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TETRAGON

A plane figure having four sides and angles; a quadrangle, as asquare, a rhombus, etc.

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BEHOOVE

To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, withrespect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly usedimpersonally.And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke xxiv. 46.[Also written behove.]

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ENCOMBER

See Encumber. [Obs.]

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DISULPHIDE

A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur ineach molecule; -- formerly called disulphuret. Cf. Bisulphide.

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WHISKET

A small lathe for turning wooden pins.

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BOUILLI

Boiled or stewed meat; beef boiled with vegetables in waterfrom which its gravy is to be made; beef from which bouillon or souphas been made.

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XYLOGRAPH

An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving;a print by xylography.

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GAP-TOOTHED

Having interstices between the teeth. Dryden.

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FACTIVE

Making; having power to make. [Obs.] "You are . . . factive,not destructive." Bacon.

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PROJECTION

The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially,the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such adelineation as would result were the chief points of the objectthrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction of a line drawnthrough it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, theprojection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection differaccording to the assumed point of sight and plane of projection ineach.