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18/10/2024

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SEMINIST

A believer in the old theory that the newly created being isformed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the supposedseed of the female.

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ENGARRISON

To garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison.Bp. Hall.

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MIRA

A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (o Ceti).

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ANUROUS

Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Also writtenanourous.]

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NISEY

A simpleton. [Obs.]

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BIGGIN

A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.

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NAZE

A promotory or headland.

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IRIDIAN

Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.

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BROMOFORM

A colorless liquid, CHBr3, having an agreeable odor andsweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromineand caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or acetone, as also bycertain other reactions. In composition it is the same as chloroform,with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similarto chloroform in its effects. Watts.

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HOROMETRICAL

Belonging to horometry.

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EXPROPRIATION

The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusiveproperty; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. W.Montagu.The expropriation of bad landlords. M. Arnold.

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HUB

A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon adie, used in coining, etc.