A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawncolor, remarkable for the large size of its ears.
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Fennec
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Lacwork
Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simplycolored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially ofOriental work of this kind.
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Demagogue
A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control themultitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factiousmob orator or political leader.
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Ash
A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnateleaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as theEuropean ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana).Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum Americanum) and Poison ash (Rhus venenata)are shrubs of different families, somewhat resembling the true ashesin their foliage.-- Mountain ash. See Roman tree, and under Mountain.
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Succinamic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide derivative ofsuccinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, and forminga series of salts.
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Triclinic
Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting atoblique angles. See the Note under crystallization.
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Champaign
A flat, open country.Fair champaign, with less rivers interveined. Milton.Through Apline vale or champaign wide. Wordsworth.
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Tormentress
A woman who torments.Fortune ordinarily cometh after to whip and punish them, as thescourge and tormentress of glory and honor. Holland.
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Teleseme
A system of apparatus for electric signals providing forautomatic transmission of a definite number of different signals orcalls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.
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Aviary
A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keepingbirds confined; a bird house.Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England. Fuller.
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Albata
A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks,teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver,under German.
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Scire facias
A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring theparty proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing itshould not have advantage of such record, or (as in the case of scirefacias to repeal letters patent) why the record should not beannulled or vacated. Wharton. Bouvier.
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Bilbo
A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock atthe end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on boardof ships.Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Shak.
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Pectic
Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acidobtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphoussubstance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist.
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Disturbance
The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful andpeaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as,the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like.Blackstone.
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Vitrina
A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, verythin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name.
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Colure
One of two great circles intersecting at right angles in thepoles of the equator. One of them passes through the equinoctialpoints, and hence is denominated the equinoctial colure; the otherintersects the equator at the distance of 90º from the former, and iscalled the solstitial colure.Thrice the equinoctial line He circled; four times crossed the car ofnight From pole to pole, traversing each colure. Milton.
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Sunstroke
Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part ofthe body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers,with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure toexcessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.
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Humeral
Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm;brachial. Humeral veil (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf ofthe same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by theofficiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect thesacred vessels from contact with the hands.
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Endlong
Lengthwise; along. [Archaic]The doors were all of adamants eterne, I-clenched overthwart andendelong With iron tough. Chaucer.He pricketh endelong the large space. Chaucer.To thrust the raft endlong across the moat. Sir W. Scott.