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22/09/2024

#5708

PROUDLY

In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily;arrogantly; boastfully.Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison.

#40923

CENSURER

One who censures. Sha.

#46309

PISSASPHALT

Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar,and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate betweenpetroleum and asphalt. [Written also pisasphaltum, pisasphalt, etc.]

#70967

ORATORIOUS

Oratorical. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.-- Or`a*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]

#62115

PARADOXY

A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless andodorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., bydistillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is veryinert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents.It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known tobe a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane ormarsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid,liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas andkerosene consist largely of paraffins.

#19348

INVECTIVELY

In an invective manner. Shak.

#46364

WARPROOF

Valor tried by war.

#20071

T CART

See under T.

#42132

TRADUCT

To derive or deduce; also, to transmit; to transfer. [Obs.]Fotherby.

#45400

BOOM

A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending thebottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sailboom, etc.

#52196

FITZ

A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp.of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as,Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke ofClarence.

#60006

PEA-JACKET

A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors incold weather.