Dualin, dū-al′in, n. an explosive compound of sawdust, saltpetre, and nitro-glycerine. Dread′less, free from dread: intrepid. —Black clergy, in Russia, the regular or monastic, as distinct from the secular or parochial, clergy.
Borax, bō′raks, n. a mineral salt used for soldering, as a flux in metallurgy, in enamelling and glazing, as a mordant in dyeing, as a substitute for soap, and also in medicine. Avoirdupois: formerly, with apothecaries, ⅛th of an oz. Diarrhœa, Diarrhea, dī-a-rē′a, n. a persistent purging or looseness of the bowels. Concave, kon′kāv, adj. To kill or slay with an assagai. Anakolouthos—a, an, neg., and akolouthos, following. Drov′er, one whose occupation is to drive cattle: (Spens. ) Delibate, del′i-bāt, v. Image file whose pronunciation is contentious. ) to sip. Calycanthus, kal-i-kan′thus, n. a small order of square-stemmed aromatic shrubs, natives of North America and Japan. Adopted; Adopt′ive, that adopts or is adopted. In-tratan, to be afraid. —Strike dumb, to silence with astonishment. Ballade, from ballare, to dance, being orig. Atilt, a-tilt′, adv.
Corolla, kō-rol′a, n. the inner circle or whorl of the floral envelopes. Cor′tical, pertaining to the cortex: external; Cor′ticate, -d, furnished with bark; Corticif′ėrous, producing bark; Cortic′iform, resembling bark; Cor′ticole, Cortic′olous, growing on bark; Cor′ticose, barky. Confuse, kon-fūz′, v. to pour or mix together so that things cannot be distinguished: to throw into disorder: to perplex. Apologue, a′pol-og, n. a fable, parable, or short allegorical story, intended to serve as a pleasant vehicle for some moral doctrine—applied more particularly to one in which the actors are animals or inanimate things, e. the apologue of Jotham in Judges, ix. Caf , k f′ā, n. a coffee-house, a restaurant. Chall′enger, one who challenges to a combat of any kind: a claimant: one who objects, calls in question. Of grotāre, to be sick; ger, sick. The body, preparatory to religious rites: any ceremonial washing, symbolic of moral purification: the wine and water used to rinse the chalice, drunk by the officiating priest. Ablation, ab-lā′shun, n. the act of carrying away: (geol. )
To enter into an agreement: to contract or bargain. Pertaining to or bordering on the Danube. A r, air, and forma, form. Decretal, de-krē′tal, adj. Alligāre—ad, to, ligāre, to bind. Aire; Low L. aeria, aerea—L. Courage), from L. ]. Atmos, vapour, and lysis, loosing—lyein, to loose. Bepester, be-pest′ėr, v. to vex or pester greatly. Disobē′dience, neglect or refusal to obey: violation of orders. From the Celt., as in Gael. Cit′ātory, having to do with citation, addicted to citation.
From Guzerat, sometimes loosely applied to all Hindus in Western Asia: a loose flannel jacket or gown worn in India. Disfurnish, dis-fur′nish, v. ) to strip, render destitute. Antico, equivalent to It. Dissect, dis-sekt′, v. to cut asunder: to cut into parts for the purpose of minute examination: to divide and examine: to analyse and criticise (often hostilely, as a man's character or motives). Am′plifier, one who amplifies: a lens which enlarges the field of vision. Apol′ogist, one who makes an apology: a defender by argument. Cod′lin-moth, the moth whose larv cause the 'worm-eaten' apples which fall prematurely off. Confix, kon-fiks′, v. ) to fix firmly. Decid′ua, a membrane of the uterus discharged after parturition.
Alarum, al- r′um, n. same as Alarm—now used, except poetically, only of an alarum-clock. Alkalify, al′ka-li-fī, v. to convert into an alkali. Angina, an-jī′na, n. any inflammatory affection of the throat, as quinsy, croup, &c. : usually in medical phraseology with adjective, as Angina rheumatica = rheumatic sore throat. Alterā′tion, change. Lying across: transverse: oblique: opposite: adverse: ill-tempered: interchanged: dishonest: balancing, neutralising. Burlap, bur′lap, n. a coarse canvas for wrappings, &c. —usually in pl. Dissimulāre, -ātum, to dissimulate—dis, neg., similis, like. Crux, kruks, n. a cross: (fig. )
Deka, ten, and pous, podos, a foot. Chine, chīn, n. a ravine. The team stayed silent during the anthem in apparent solidarity with protesters.