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23/04/2026

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HANDSOME

To render handsome. [Obs.] Donne

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LUXURIOUS

Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; suppliedwith the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurioustable; luxurious ease. " Luxurious cities. " Milton.-- Lux*u"ri*ous*ly, adv.-- Lux*u"ri*ous*ness, n.

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PRICKER

A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- usedin sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir.

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INDIGITATION

The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication. [Obs.]Dr. H. More.

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PERSISTENT

Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kindsometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teethor gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed to deciduous, and caducous.

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QUICKEN

To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper;as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.

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GONOBLASTIDIUM

A blastostyle.

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UNPERISHABLY

Imperishably.

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HERONRY

A place where herons breed.

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AMOUNT

To signify; to amount to. [Obs.]

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ISIAC

Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as, Isiac mysteries.

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ENTOBRONCHIUM

One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.