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Morocco
A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the ..
Chintz
Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed.
Outtop
To overtop.
Absolutistic
Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.
Winkle
Any periwinkle.
Usury
A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest.
Lifter
One who, or that which, lifts.
Pinky
See 1st Pink.
Slav
One of a race of people occupying a large part of Eastern and Northern Europe, including the Russians, Bulgarians, Roumanians, Servo-Croats, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Wends or Sorbs, Slovaks, etc..
Seesaw
To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
Tetrapharmacom
Alt. of Tetrapharmacum
Pavan
A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock.
Dubiousness
State of being dubious.
Patio
A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.
Thank
A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.
Tulip
Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
Virtu
A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities.
Varix
A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
Rowel
The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
Skeet
A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck.
Resin
Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, a..
Poppy
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to ..
Chewer
One who chews.
Scroll
Same as Skew surface. See under Skew.
Grist
Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.
Shall
To owe; to be under obligation for.
Siege
A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
Denim
A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.
Theft
The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.
Throe
Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.
Tapir
Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, ..
Poyou
A South American armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus). Called also sixbanded armadillo.
Typal
Relating to a type or types; belonging to types; serving as a type; typical.
Stoat
The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels.
Lisle
A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
Houri
A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
Tulle
In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.
Llama
A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a ..
Honing
of Hone
Sculp
To sculpture; to carve; to engrave.
Fitch
A vetch.
Nomen
of Nim
Panda
A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine soft fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the mountains of Northern India.
Maize
A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals.
Boxer
One who packs boxes.
Davit
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.
Slyly
In a sly manner; shrewdly; craftily.
Gyral
Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.
Licit
Lawful.
Newel
A novelty; a new thing.
