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11/04/2024

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PHACOPS

A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonianformations. Phacops bufo is one of the most common species.

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PIAZZA

An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town;hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In theUnited States the word is popularly applied to a veranda.We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. Jer. Taylor.

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FORMULA

A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

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DEFUNCT

Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunctorgans." Shak.The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.

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WASHHOUSE

An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; alaundry.

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QUINZE

A game at cards in which the object is to make fifteen points.

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SAXICAVID

Of or pertaining to the saxicavas.-- n.

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OLDNESS

The state or quality of being old; old age.

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SEAMAN

A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mentionmermaids or seamen." Locke.

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AILUROIDEA

A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, andhyenas.

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THEREOLOGY

Therapeutios.

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COHORN

See Coehorn.