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DOGMATICS

The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.

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CRINGLE

An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached tothe edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. Thecringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc.

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NAUMACHY

A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place forsuch exhibitions.

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CRAGGED

Full of crags, or steep, brokenInto its cragged rents descend. J. Baillie.

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ELUCIDATORY

Tending to elucidate; elucidative. [R.]

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CENTONISM

The composition of a cento; the act or practice of composing acento or centos.

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DENIZENIZE

To constitute (one) a denizen; to denizen. Abbott.

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INSATIETY

Insatiableness. T. Grander.

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NEMATOBLAST

A spermatocyte or spermoblast.

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HUNDREDWEIGHT

A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 poundsavoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legalstandard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States,both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, thecorresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton,beingthe legal ton.

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SEWSTER

A seamstress. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

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MAURIST

A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of theBenedictines, originating in France in the early part of theseventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for theirinterest in literature.