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02/08/2024

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ANTIPHONARY

A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in whichthe antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, arecontained.

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AMISSIBLE

Liable to be lost. [R.]

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EOPHYTE

A fossil plant which is found in the lowest beds of theSilurian age.

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HEALTHSOME

Wholesome; salubrious. [R.] "Healthsome air." Shak.

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STRUTHIOIDEA

Same as Struthiones.

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CUPULE

A cuplet or little cup, as the acorn; the husk or bur of thefilbert, chestnut, etc.

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ASSOCIABLE

Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; -- said oforgans, nerves, muscles, etc.The stomach, the most associable of all the organs of the animalbody. Med. Rep.

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FLAIN

p. p. of Flay. Chaucer.

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MOLLIPILOSE

Having soft hairs; downy.

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BAPTIZEMENT

The act of baptizing.[R.]

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INCENSEMENT

Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement.Shak.

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EIDER

Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateriamollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America,and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which isan article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider(S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacledeider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species. Eider down. Etym:[Cf. Icel. æ\'ebardun, Sw. eiderdun, Dan. ederduun.] Down of theeider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury.