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28/03/2026

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LAPBOARD

A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as bytailors.

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DESCENDING

Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. Descendingconstellations or signs (Astron.), those through which the planetsdescent toward the south.-- Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit whereit intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.-- Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term isnumerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arrangedaccording to descending powers of a quantity.

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CRAYON

A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light. Crayonboard, cardboard with a surface prepared for crayon drawing.-- Crayon drawing, the act or art of drawing with crayons; a drawingmade with crayons.

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FINABLE

Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense.Bacon.

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FERLY

Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n.

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SPIRITOSO

Spirited; spiritedly; -- a direction to perform a passage in ananimated, lively manner.

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MYRICA

A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually witharomatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the sweetgale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.

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IMPOSER

One who imposes.The imposers of these oaths might repent. Walton.

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PINEDROPS

A reddish herb (Pterospora andromedea) of the United States,found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.

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VENDITATE

To cry up. as if for sale; to blazon. [Obs.] Holland.

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PLEIOCENE

See Pliocene.

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WAPPING

Yelping. [R.] Fuller.