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16/05/2024
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FOGGILY
FOGGILY
In a foggy manner; obscurely. Johnson.
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KILT
KILT
p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
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TORCHON LACE
TORCHON LACE
a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread;also, a similar lace made by machinery.
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CHRYSOLOGY
CHRYSOLOGY
That branch of political economy which relates to theproduction of wealth.
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DISSERTATIONIST
DISSERTATIONIST
A writer of dissertations.
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DUCATOON
DUCATOON
A silver coin of several countries of Europe, and of differentvalues.
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COCKLED
COCKLED
Inclosed in a shell.The tender horns of cockled snails. Shak.
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EFFULGENTLY
EFFULGENTLY
In an effulgent manner.
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DESOLATER
DESOLATER
One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. Mede.
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BAIRN
BAIRN
A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]Has he not well provided for the bairn ! Beau. & Fl.
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SHAREBROKER
SHAREBROKER
A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
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CAMASS
CAMASS
A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) ofnorthwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food bythe Indians. [Written also camas, cammas, and quamash.]