12 new words everyday
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.