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18/09/2025

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SUNDRILY

In sundry ways; variously.

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ESTABLISHMENTARIAN

One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formedby the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character.Shipley.

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CLONG

imp. of Cling. [Obs.]

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LANDSCAPIST

A painter of landscapes.

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PIANETTE

A small piano; a pianino.

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COLLIMATION

The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of thesights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into itsproper position relative to the other parts of the instrument. Errorof collimation, the deviation of the line collimation of anastronomical instrument from the position it ought to have withrespect to the axis of motion of the instrument.-- Line of collimation, the axial line of the telescope of anastronomical or geodetic instrument, or the line which passes throughthe optical center of the object glass and the intersection of thecross wires at its focus.

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KIND

To beget. [Obs.] Spenser.

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COMPORTANCE

Behavior; comport. [Obs.]Goodly comportance each to other bear. Spenser.

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MOUSSELINE DE SOIE

A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin.

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PLEY

See Play. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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INFLAMMATORY

Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat andexcitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease.Inflammatory crust. (Med.) Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy.-- Inflammatory fever, a variety of fever due to inflammation.

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PISTAZITE

Same as Pistacite.