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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.]