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12/11/2025

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TACHYGRAPHER

One who writes shorthand; a stenographer; esp., an ancientGreek or Roman notary.

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RACHITIS

Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied tothe rickets. See Rickets.

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JUDGE

A public officer who is invested with authority to hear anddetermine litigated causes, and to administer justice between partiesin courts held for that purpose.The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; tomoderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; torecapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that whichhath been said; and to give the rule or sentence. Bacon.

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QUINTOLE

A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of fourof the same species.

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CARBURETOR

An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passedthrough or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer orincrease illuminating power. [Written also carburettor.]

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LOCK

A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, orother like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.These gray locks, the pursuivants of death. Shak.

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IDENTIFIABLE

Capable of being identified.

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CUMMIN

Same as Cumin.Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin. Matt. xxiii. 23.

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EMBRUE

See Imbrue, Embrew. [Obs.]

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MARCHIONESS

The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rankand dignity of a marquis. Spelman.

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WILEFUL

Full of wiles; trickish; deceitful.

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UNUTTERABLE

Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced;inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish.Sighed and looked unutterable things. Thomson.-- Un*ut"ter*a*ble*ness, n.-- Un*ut"ter*a*bly, adv.