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27/07/2025
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HERMITESS
HERMITESS
A female hermit. Coleridge.
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INSPECT
INSPECT
Inspection. [Obs.] Thomson.
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RECEIVABLE
RECEIVABLE
Capable of being received.-- Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. Bills receivable. See under 6th Bill.
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STRATOTIC
STRATOTIC
Warlike; military. [R.]
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SOAM
SOAM
A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow. Knight.
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LABURNINE
LABURNINE
A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
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CENTICIPITOUS
CENTICIPITOUS
Hundred-headed.
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SEAK
SEAK
Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.
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SLUDGE
SLUDGE
See Slime, 4. Sludge hole, the hand-hole, or manhole, in asteam boiler, by means of which sediment can be removed.
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COMMUNICATIVENESS
COMMUNICATIVENESS
The quality of being communicative. Norris.
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SANDGLASS
SANDGLASS
An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. SeeHourglass.
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PAVE
PAVE
The pavement. Nymphe du pavé ([A low euphemism.]