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29/07/2025

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MALVESIE

MALVESIE

Malmsey wine. See Malmsey. " A jub of malvesye." Chaucer.

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OSTENTIVE

OSTENTIVE

Ostentatious. [Obs.]

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DIVI-DIVI

DIVI-DIVI

A small tree of tropical America (Cæsalpinia coriaria), whoselegumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and areused by tanners and dyers.

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CONVERSATIONED

CONVERSATIONED

Acquainted with manners and deportment; behaved. [Obs.]Till she be better conversationed, . . . I'll keep As far from her asthe gallows. Beau. & Fl.

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PHYLLOBRANCHIA

PHYLLOBRANCHIA

A crustacean gill composed of lamellæ.

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COLLECTORATE

COLLECTORATE

The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.

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ARABICAL

ARABICAL

Relating to Arabia; Arabic.-- A*rab"ic*al*ly, adv.

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CLEAR-SIGHTED

CLEAR-SIGHTED

Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason

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EXILITION

EXILITION

A sudden springing or leaping out. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

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CHARIOTEER

CHARIOTEER

A constellation. See Auriga, and Wagones.

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ORDINAND

ORDINAND

One about to be ordained.

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INKFISH

INKFISH

A cuttlefish. See Cuttlefish.