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06/04/2024

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PRIEST-RIDDEN

Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden people.Swift.

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DRY-STONE

Constructed of uncemented stone. "Dry-stone walls." Sir W.Scott.

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MIOHIPPUS

An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely relatedto the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on eachfoot.

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PERSIS

A kind of coloring matter obtained from lichens.

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ALLHALLOWN

Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. [Obs.] "Allhallownsummer." Shak. (i. e., late summer; "Indian Summer").

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TELEPHOTOGRAPH

A photograph, image, or impression, reproduced by or taken witha telephotographic apparatus.

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ANGELOPHANY

The actual appearance of an angel to man.

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CAROUSING

That carouses; relating to a carouse.

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BEARSKIN

A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus),often used as an ornament.

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LIGNOSE

See Lignin.

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HAJE

The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to thecobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating itsneck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be thesnake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and henceis sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp.

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AEROMECHANICS

The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an aëriformfluid, including aërodynamics and aërostatics.