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19/12/2024

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BURGHBRECH

The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitantof a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill.

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NAVARRESE

Of or pertaining to Navarre.-- n. sing. & pl.

#2391

SCARLET

A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of manytints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.

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RIGA FIR

A species of pine (Pinus sylvestris), and its wood, whichaffords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine, and red oryellow deal. It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and inSiberia.

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RODGE

The gadwall. [Prov.Eng.]

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POSTULATE

The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction froman axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem.The distinction between a postulate and an axiom lies in this, --that the latter is admitted to be self-evident, while the former maybe agreed upon between two reasoners, and admitted by both, but notas proposition which it would be impossible to deny. Eng. Cyc.

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POSTPONENCE

The act of postponing, in sense 2. [Obs.] Johnson.

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DOMESTICAL

Domestic. [Obs.]Our private and domestical matter. Sir. P. Sidney.

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STOMATOPLASTIC

Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where theaperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed.

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DISEMPLOYMENT

The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.This glut of leisure and disemployment. Jer. Taylor.

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GEMEL

Coupled; paired. Bars gemel (Her.), two barrulets placed nearand parallel to each other.

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SPITFUL

A spadeful. [Prov. Eng.]