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02/02/2025
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PLANTLET
PLANTLET
A little plant.
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EAGERLY
EAGERLY
In an eager manner.
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SHALLOON
SHALLOON
A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff.In blue shalloon shall Hannibal be clad. Swift.
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PURANIC
PURANIC
Pertaining to the Puranas.
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DIMINISH
DIMINISH
To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less thanminor; as, a diminished seventh.
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SCHOLIAST
SCHOLIAST
A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator.No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marredthe effect of his grave temperate discourses. Macaulay.
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REGISTRARSHIP
REGISTRARSHIP
The office of a registrar.
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CRENATION
CRENATION
A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
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WAINAGE
WAINAGE
A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation ofgoods, produce, etc. Ainsworth.
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GARLIC
GARLIC
A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivatedvariety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid,pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, calledcloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat, and easilyseparable.
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ICKLE
ICKLE
An icicle. [Prov. Eng.]
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PENALLY
PENALLY
In a penal manner.