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23/04/2024

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CUMINOL

A liquid, C3H7.C6H4.CHO, obtained from oil of caraway; --called also cuminic aldehyde.

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SARDOIN

Sard; carnelian.

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BINNACLE

A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compassof a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.

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SCREEN

A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height forseparation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle fromthe choir, or the like.

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PEBA

An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas toParaguay; -- called also tatouhou.

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REIGLE

A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle ofa side post for a flood gate. Carew.

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EMMETROPY

Same as Emmetropia.

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WHITTEN TREE

Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and V. Opulus), socalled on account of their whitish branches.

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AUROCHS

The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus), once widelydistributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in theLithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct fromthe Urus of Cæsar, with which it has often been confused.

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ISTLE

Same as Ixtle.

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UNDWELT

Not lived (in); -- with in.

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CINCINNUS

A form of monochasium in which the lateral branches arisealternately on opposite sides of the false axis; -- called alsoscorpioid cyme. --Cin*cin"nal (#), a.