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Tattoo
A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.
Trace
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
Assess
To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation.
Eventuation
The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.
Weep
The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.
Dump
A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.
Lap
The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
Learned
of Learn
Prickle
A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.
Ruminant
Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
Fizz
To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.
Proportion
The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or o..
Dolmen
A cromlech. See Cromlech.
Constitution
The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
Cleft
of Cleave
Peak
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Bank
A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.
Concomitant
Accompanying; conjoined; attending.
Drown
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
Triumph
A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
Subdual
Act of subduing.
Discounting
of Discount
Carbuncle
A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color..
Arse
The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Gargle
See Gargoyle.
Still
Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
Oration
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an ..
Engineer
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.
Rocket
A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
Confection
A composition of different materials.
Engraving
of Engrave
Eulogize
To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in speech or writing; to praise.
Pick
To throw; to pitch.
Medley
A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously.
Aeroplane
A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.
Kidney
A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.
Translation
The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.
Cent
A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
Argue
To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
Tap
To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
Transition
Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.
Lotion
A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.
Idiosyncrasy
A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity.
Slice
A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.
Presupposal
Presupposition.
Torn
of Tear
Boil
To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ..
Feeling
of Feel
Plaything
A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
Security
The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
