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01/03/2024

#37626

MISYOKE

To yoke improperly.

#38068

ALBIGENSIAN

Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.

#38554

PAUNE

A kind of bread. See Pone.

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SONANT

Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocalsound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced;tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; -- sid of the vowels,semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonantsb, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f,etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate.-- n.

#59620

PALINURUS

An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, thetrue bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

#48666

YOWLEY

The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]

#66994

UNDERGROUND INSURANCE

Wildcat insurance.

#74332

MAZOLOGY

Same as Mastology.

#1097

CONSTITUTIONIST

One who adheres to the constitution of the country.Bolingbroke.

#51484

LASCIVIENT

Lascivious. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

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POLYHISTOR

One versed in various learning. [R.]

#80904

FRESHNESS

The state of being fresh.The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness of men.Hayward.And breathe the freshness of the open air. Dryden.Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace. Granville.