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15/10/2024
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SIGNIFICANT
SIGNIFICANT
That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.Wordsworth.In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. Shak.
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ANTENNULE
ANTENNULE
A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ orfeelers of Crustacea.
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SEELILY
SEELILY
In a silly manner. [Obs.]
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SLIDDEN
SLIDDEN
p. p. of Slide.
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ETHYLSULPHURIC
ETHYLSULPHURIC
Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.Ethylsulphuric acid (Chem.), an acid sulphate of ethyl, H.C2H5.SO4,produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid onalcohol. It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the processof etherification.
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SWINEBREAD
SWINEBREAD
The truffle.
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CLICHE
CLICHE
A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, orlettering, in relief. Cliché casting, a mode of obtaining animpression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking itsuddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid;also, the casting so obtained.
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ANTHRACIFEROUS
ANTHRACIFEROUS
Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.
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SHOWILY
SHOWILY
In a showy manner; pompously; with parade.
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TENCH
TENCH
A European fresh-water fish (Tinca tinca, or T. vulgaris)allied to the carp. It is noted for its tenacity of life.
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GRITTINESS
GRITTINESS
The quality of being gritty.
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MEDICASTER
MEDICASTER
A quack. [R.] Whitlock.