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25/02/2024
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KERNED
KERNED
Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; --said of type. "In Roman, f and j are the only kerned letters."MacKellar.
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SPECIFICNESS
SPECIFICNESS
The quality or state of being specific.
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PRISM
PRISM
A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, andparallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms.
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SCANSORES
SCANSORES
An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. Theyare distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists.
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FRUGALNESS
FRUGALNESS
, n. Quality of being frugal; frugality.
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MAHOUND
MAHOUND
A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; adevil. [Obs.]Who's this, my mahound cousin Beau. & Fl.
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PICINE
PICINE
Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers (Pici), or to thePiciformes.
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ENT-
ENT-
A prefix signifying within. See Ento-.
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TCHAWYTCHA
TCHAWYTCHA
The quinnat salmon. [Local, U.S.]
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COEXISTING
COEXISTING
Coexistent. Locke.
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PALMATELY
PALMATELY
In a palmate manner.
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IOLITE
IOLITE
A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright bluecolor and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for itsdichroism, and is also called dichroite.