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22/05/2025

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SALICYLATE

A salt of salicylic acid.

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LIP

One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. Lip bit,a pod auger. See Auger.-- Lip comfort, comfort that is given with words only.-- Lip comforter, one who comforts with words only.-- Lip labor, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. Bale.-- Lip reading, the catching of the words or meaning of one speakingby watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice.Carpenter.-- Lip salve, a salve for sore lips.-- Lip service, expression by the lips of obedience and devotionwithout the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments.-- Lip wisdom, wise talk without practice, or unsupported byexperience.-- Lip work. (a) Talk. (b) Kissing. [Humorous] B. Jonson.-- Lip make a lip, to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt.Shak.-- To shoot out the lip (Script.), to show contempt by protrudingthe lip.

#75853

COMPRESSURE

Compression.

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TALLIER

One who keeps tally.

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EXACERBATE

To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; toimbitter, as passions or disease. Broughman.

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BAGWORM

One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in thelarval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection.One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. SeeBasket worm.

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FERGUSONITE

A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after RobertFerguson.

#62011

PRESENTIVE

Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind;presenting an object to the memory of imagination; -- distinguishedfrom symbolic.How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power inthe last three centuries. Earle.-- Pre*sent"ive*ly, adv.-- Pre*sent"ive*ness, n.

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NONIMPORTING

Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.

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PLEUROBRANCHIA

Same as Pleurobranch.

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UNA BOAT

The English name for a catboat; -- so called because Una wasthe name of the first boat of this kind taken to England. D. Kemp.

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ROUGHRIDER

One who breaks horses; especially (Mil.), a noncommissionedofficer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to assist the ridingmaster.