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23/06/2025

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MACHINE

MACHINE

To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid ofmachinery; to print with a printing machine.

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PELARGONIUM

PELARGONIUM

A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, differing fromGeranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.

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AMBITUS

AMBITUS

A canvassing for votes.

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OTOSTEAL

OTOSTEAL

An auditory ossicle. R. Owen.

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NATHLESS

NATHLESS

Nevertheless. [Archaic] Chaucer. Milton. E. Arnold.

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BIANTHERIFEROUS

BIANTHERIFEROUS

Having two anthers.

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SOLENETTE

SOLENETTE

A small European sole (Solea minuta).

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ONYCHOMANCY

ONYCHOMANCY

Divination by the nails.

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VICHY WATER

VICHY WATER

A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially aneffervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnetism carbonates,with sodium and potassium chlorides; also, by extension, anyartificial or natural water resembling in composition the Vichy waterproper. Called also, colloquially, Vichy.

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ANOMALY

ANOMALY

Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specifictype.

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COMPARTMENT

COMPARTMENT

One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided bywater-tight bulkheads.

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HARDNESS

HARDNESS

The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body,determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itselfscratched;-measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond andtalc form the extremes.