The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A ... Work of Reference to the English Language Defining Over 250,000 Words ... Containing Over One Hundred Maps and Diagrams and Nearly Four Thousand Illustrations, Band 2R.S. Peale and J.A. Hill, 1897 |
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... verb intransitive . v . t . verb transitive . ablat . ablative . accus . accusative . agric . agriculture . alg . algebra . anat . anatomy . antiq . antiquities . aor . aorist . approx . approximate , -ly . arch . architecture . archæol ...
... verb intransitive . v . t . verb transitive . ablat . ablative . accus . accusative . agric . agriculture . alg . algebra . anat . anatomy . antiq . antiquities . aor . aorist . approx . approximate , -ly . arch . architecture . archæol ...
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... verb to peck . ( Compare Ital . beccare to peck . ) Cognate with Wel . bikra to fight , to bicker ; bicre conflict , skirmish . ] [ BEAK , PECK , PIKE . ] I. Of persons : 1. To make the noise which is produced by suc- cessive strokes ...
... verb to peck . ( Compare Ital . beccare to peck . ) Cognate with Wel . bikra to fight , to bicker ; bicre conflict , skirmish . ] [ BEAK , PECK , PIKE . ] I. Of persons : 1. To make the noise which is produced by suc- cessive strokes ...
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... verb . B. As substantive : The act of praying , specially with a rosary of beads . " Byddynge or praynge : Oracio Bidding - prayer , bid - prayer : . " - Prompt . Parv . 1. In Mediaeval times : The prayer for the souls of benefactors ...
... verb . B. As substantive : The act of praying , specially with a rosary of beads . " Byddynge or praynge : Oracio Bidding - prayer , bid - prayer : . " - Prompt . Parv . 1. In Mediaeval times : The prayer for the souls of benefactors ...
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... verb . C. As substantive : A meeting for drinking , a drinking bout , a drinking match , properly includ- ing the idea that the drink is clubbed . " Na , na , chap ! we are no ganging to the Laird's , but to a little birling at the ...
... verb . C. As substantive : A meeting for drinking , a drinking bout , a drinking match , properly includ- ing the idea that the drink is clubbed . " Na , na , chap ! we are no ganging to the Laird's , but to a little birling at the ...
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... verb bizz , or imitated , like the verb , from the sound . ] 1. Lit .: A hissing noise . " Alack - a - day ! An ' singe wi ' hair - devouring bizz , Its curls away . " Fergusson : Poems , ii . 16 . 2. Fig .: A bustle . " D'ye mind that ...
... verb bizz , or imitated , like the verb , from the sound . ] 1. Lit .: A hissing noise . " Alack - a - day ! An ' singe wi ' hair - devouring bizz , Its curls away . " Fergusson : Poems , ii . 16 . 2. Fig .: A bustle . " D'ye mind that ...
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