A High-school Dictionary of the English Language Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous: With an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the Quarto Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison,Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1873 - 415 pages |
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... thin glossy black silk . A - lärm ' , n . [ It . all ' arme , to arms ! ] A notice of danger ; sudden surprise and fear.- v . t . To give notice of danger ; to disturb ; to terrify . ALERTNESS A - lärm ' - elŏck , n . A clock made to ...
... thin glossy black silk . A - lärm ' , n . [ It . all ' arme , to arms ! ] A notice of danger ; sudden surprise and fear.- v . t . To give notice of danger ; to disturb ; to terrify . ALERTNESS A - lärm ' - elŏck , n . A clock made to ...
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... thin . At - těn'u - āte , v . t . To thin ; to subtilize ; to make slen- der ; to draw out . At - těn'u - a'tion , n . A making thin or slender . At - těst ' , v . t . [ Lat . ad , to , and testis , a witness . ] To bear witness to ...
... thin . At - těn'u - āte , v . t . To thin ; to subtilize ; to make slen- der ; to draw out . At - těn'u - a'tion , n . A making thin or slender . At - těst ' , v . t . [ Lat . ad , to , and testis , a witness . ] To bear witness to ...
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... thin watery bladder on the skin . - v . t . To raise blisters upon . - v . i . To rise in blisters . BOB charge of the boats , rigging , & c ā , ē , ī , ō , ū , ỹ , long ; ă , ě , Ĭ , ŏ , ŭ , † , short ; câre , cär , ȧsk , all , whạt ...
... thin watery bladder on the skin . - v . t . To raise blisters upon . - v . i . To rise in blisters . BOB charge of the boats , rigging , & c ā , ē , ī , ō , ū , ỹ , long ; ă , ě , Ĭ , ŏ , ŭ , † , short ; câre , cär , ȧsk , all , whạt ...
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... thin and broad ; a table ; food ; a council ; deck of a ship . -V . t . To lay with boards ; to enter by force , as a ship ; to furnish food regularly for pay.v. i . To receive food regularly for pay . Board'er , n . One who pays for ...
... thin and broad ; a table ; food ; a council ; deck of a ship . -V . t . To lay with boards ; to enter by force , as a ship ; to furnish food regularly for pay.v. i . To receive food regularly for pay . Board'er , n . One who pays for ...
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... thin woolen stuff . Bomb ' - kětch ( bum / - ) , n . A Bomb ' - věs / sel ship to carry bombs . Bŏn'bon ( or bong / bong ) , n . A sugar - plum ; confectionery . Bond , n . Any thing that binds ; chord ; chain ; union ; an obligation in ...
... thin woolen stuff . Bomb ' - kětch ( bum / - ) , n . A Bomb ' - věs / sel ship to carry bombs . Bŏn'bon ( or bong / bong ) , n . A sugar - plum ; confectionery . Bond , n . Any thing that binds ; chord ; chain ; union ; an obligation in ...
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