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05/04/2025

#2018

CULPA

Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit,fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect ofintellect, dolus to defect of heart. Wharton.

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DISSENTANEOUS

Disagreeing; contrary; differing; -- opposed to consentaneous.[R.] Barrow.

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ATOLL

A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef,partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; alagoon island.

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PSYCHROMETRY

Hygrometry.

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LOCK-DOWN

A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting; -- used bylumbermen. [U.S.]

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TUMBLEDUNG

Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging toScarabæus, Copris, Phanæus, and allied genera. The female lays hereggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls by means of her hindlegs to a burrow excavated in the earth in which she buries it.

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POMPATIC

Pompous. [Obs.] Barrow.

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CURD

To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; tocurdle.Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother Shak.

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ENGAGING

Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,engaging manners or address.-- En*ga"ging*ly, adv.-- En*ga"ging*ness, n. Engaging and disengaging gear or machinery,that in which, or by means of which, one part is alternately broughtinto gear or out of gear with another part, as occasion may require.

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SUBSEPTUPLE

Having the ratio of one to seven. Bp. Wilkins.

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OUTFACE

To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or beardown by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. Shak.Having outfaced all the world. South.

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EPIBLAST

The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. SeeBlastoderm, Delamination.