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31/07/2025

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TRIFLING

Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, atrifling debt; a trifling affair.-- Tri"fling*ly, adv.-- Tri"fling*ness, n.

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UNELEGANT

Inelegant.

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SPINESCENCE

The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, aspiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.

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RUSHLIKE

Resembling a rush; weak.

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PEARL

A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t.

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ARACHNOIDAL

Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.

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TELODYNAMIC

Relating to a system for transmitting power to a distance bymeans of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys oflarge diameter.

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PALL-MALL

A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball wasdriven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. Thename was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the gamewas played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall.[Written also pail-mail and pell-mell.] Sir K. Digby. Evelyn.

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INGLUT

To glut. [R.] Ascham.

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STATUED

Adorned with statues. "The statued hall." Longfellow. "Statuedniches." G. Eliot.

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VULNERATE

To wound; to hurt. [Obs.]

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SABRETASCHE

A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side,suspended from the sword belt. Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci. ).