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28/08/2024

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COPYING

From Copy, v. Copying ink. See under Ink.-- Copying paper, thin unsized paper used for taking copies ofletters, etc., in a copying press.-- Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy ofletters, etc., written in copying ink.

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PANDOOR

Same as Pandour.

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PARABANIC

Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which isobtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystallinesubstance (C3N2H2O3); -- also called oxalyl urea.

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CHORAGIC

Of or pertaining to a choragus. Choragic monument, a buildingor column built by a victorious choragus for the reception andexhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those ofLysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens.

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TRITHEITE

A tritheist. [Obs.] E. Phillips.

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LUCENCY

The quality of being lucent.

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HIGHMEN

Loaded dice so contrived as to turn up high numbers. [Obs] SirJ. Harrington.

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ASSEVERATE

To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.

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PYRETOLOGY

A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.Hooper.

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DANDYISM

The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. Byron.

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WARMTHLESS

Being without warmth; not communicating warmth; cold. [R.]Coleridge.

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BED ROCK

The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.