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26/08/2024

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IRONWORK

Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such parts orpieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of iron.

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CANCERATION

The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into acancer.

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INVESTIGABLE

Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admittingresearch. Hooker.

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WHENNES

Whence. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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INCOMPREHENSIVE

Not comprehensive; not capable of including or ofunderstanding; not extensive; limited.-- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly, a. Sir W. Hamilton.-- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness, n. T. Warton.

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SARMENTOUS

Sarmentose.

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SPECHT

A woodpecker. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Sherwood.

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CICATRICE

A cicatrix.

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ACIDIFIC

Producing acidity; converting into an acid. Dana.

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INKHORN

A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used forholding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials."With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2.From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.

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MUTABILITY

The quality of being mutable, or subject to change oralteration, either in form, state, or essential character;susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation.Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the world arecorporeal, and therefore subject to mutability. Stillingfleet.

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PLUMY

Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery."His plumy crest." Addison. "The plumy trees." J. S. Blackie.