A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase prisoner of war dates back to 1610.Belligerents hold prisoners of war in custody for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons, such as isolating them from the enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishing them, prosecuting them for war crimes, exploiting them for their labour, recruiting or even conscripting them as their own combatants, collecting military and political intelligence from them, or indoctrinating them in new political or religious beliefs.

pret. I besought, I have besought.

amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain

To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other weapon. Also, to beat or put to rout in battle; to destroy or overthrow by war.

The oropharynx is the part of the throat that is located at the back of the mouth, between the soft palate and the upper part of the epiglotis. It functions as a passageway for both food and air, playing a crucial role in swallowing, breathing, and vocalization. It is also connected to the nasal cavity, allowing for mucus drainage and equalization of air pressure.

tō′kn, n. a mark: something representing another thing or event: a sign: a memorial of friendship: a coin issued by a private person or civic authority redeemable in current money: in old Presbyterian use, a voucher of lead or tin, inscribed with the name of the church or parish, admitting a qualified communicant to the celebration of the Lords Supper: a measure of press-work, 250 impressions on one form: a thin bed of coal showing the vicinity of a thicker seam.—v.t. (obs.) to set a mark upon.—By the same token, further in corroboration; More by token (see More). [A.S. tácen; Ger. zeichen, a mark.]

A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.

a plant of the mint family (Labiatae)

To become an enforceable and permanent right.

Describing a moist habitat, or an organism adapted to such a habitat

clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous

Acanthotic refers to a pathological increase or thickening in the stratum spinosum layer of the skin, a condition often seen in various skin diseases. Its a term mostly used in dermatology and histology.

come into the possession of

having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

a weaver in the interlude in Midsummer-Nights Dream, whom, with his asss head, Titania falls in love with under the influence of a love-potion.

Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England.
While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the dUrbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). During his lifetime, Hardys poetry was acclaimed by younger poets (particularly the Georgians) who viewed him as a mentor. After his death his poems were lauded by Ezra Pound, W. H. Auden and Philip Larkin.Many of his novels concern tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances, and they are often set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex; initially based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Hardys Wessex eventually came to include the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire and much of Berkshire, in southwest and south central England. Two of his novels, Tess of the dUrbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, were listed in the top 50 on the BBCs survey The Big Read.

diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration

a display of bad temper

A dolly is a platform with wheels or casters, used to transport heavy or cumbersome objects. In the film industry, a dolly is a piece of equipment that enables a camera to move smoothly during shooting. In biotechnology, Dolly was also the name given to the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. It can also refer to a tool used to shape metal or a type of womens shoe. The term dolly is used in multiple contexts and its exact meaning can vary.