12 new words everyday
11/04/2025
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INSCRIBE
INSCRIBE
To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries.
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GILT
GILT
A female pig, when young.
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LOGGAT
LOGGAT
An old game in England, played by throwing pieces of wood at astake set in the ground. [Obs.] Shak.
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HIEROTHECA
HIEROTHECA
A receptacle for sacred objects.
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DISERT
DISERT
Eloquent. [Obs.]
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CIMEX
CIMEX
A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the bestknown example. See Bedbug.
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DIANA
DIANA
The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess whopresided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with theGreek goddess Artemis.And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Pope.Diana monkey (Zoöl.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa(Cercopithecus Diana).
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GARTER STITCH
GARTER STITCH
The simplest stitch in knitting.
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AMPHORA
AMPHORA
Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at thebottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
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MAC
MAC
A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.
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ANTITHET
ANTITHET
An antithetic or contrasted statement. Bacon.
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BRACHIUM
BRACHIUM
The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between theshoulder and the elbow.