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08/04/2026

#122

LIMOUS

Muddy; slimy; thick. Sir T. Browne.

#62501

BRACHYPINACOID

A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both tothe vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

#2959

UNDERMASTED

Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said ofvessels. Totten.

#9939

PRECONCEPTION

The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previouslyformed.

#56787

ACATALECTIC

Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse.-- n.

#47359

UPCLIMB

To climb up; to ascend.Upclomb the shadowy pine above the woven copse. Tennyson.

#3767

EMBASTARDIZE

To bastardize. [Obs.]

#68530

SPY

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state ofconcealment; to espy; to see.One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note ofadmiration. Swift.

#12951

ELECTRO-CAPILLARY

Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.

#4442

MARLY

Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; aboundingwith marl.

#18304

CORAL-RAG

Same as Corallian.

#10762

ORAGIOUS

Stormy. [R.]