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... land- lord hath a hundred a year . A , in compo- sition , seems to have sometimes the power of the French à in these ... lands . ABALIENATION , ( ab - a - le - en - a - shun ) n .. The act of giving up one's right to another person . To ...
... land- lord hath a hundred a year . A , in compo- sition , seems to have sometimes the power of the French à in these ... lands . ABALIENATION , ( ab - a - le - en - a - shun ) n .. The act of giving up one's right to another person . To ...
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... land , not entered upon by the legal heir . ABATUDE , ( ab ' - a - tude ) n.s. Any thing di- minished . ABATURE , ( ab ' - a - ture ) n.s. Sprigs of grass thrown down by a stag in his passing by . ABB , ( ab ) n . s . The yarn on a ...
... land , not entered upon by the legal heir . ABATUDE , ( ab ' - a - tude ) n.s. Any thing di- minished . ABATURE , ( ab ' - a - ture ) n.s. Sprigs of grass thrown down by a stag in his passing by . ABB , ( ab ) n . s . The yarn on a ...
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... land . ABUTMENT , ( a - but ' - ment ) n . s . That which abuts or borders upon another . ABYSM , ( a - bizm ' ) n . s . A gulf ; the same with abyss . ABYSS , ( a - biss ' ) n . s . A depth without bot- ACACIA , ( a - ka ' - she - a ) ...
... land . ABUTMENT , ( a - but ' - ment ) n . s . That which abuts or borders upon another . ABYSM , ( a - bizm ' ) n . s . A gulf ; the same with abyss . ABYSS , ( a - biss ' ) n . s . A depth without bot- ACACIA , ( a - ka ' - she - a ) ...
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... land containing in length forty perches , and four in breadth , or 4840 square yards . ACRID , ( ak ' - krid ) a . Of a hot biting taste ; bitter . ACRIMONIOUS , ( ak - kre - mo ' - ne - us ) a . Abounding with acrimony ...
... land containing in length forty perches , and four in breadth , or 4840 square yards . ACRID , ( ak ' - krid ) a . Of a hot biting taste ; bitter . ACRIMONIOUS , ( ak - kre - mo ' - ne - us ) a . Abounding with acrimony ...
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... land by means of floods . ALLUVION , ( al - lu ' - ve - un ) n . s . In law , An accession of land washed to the shore by inundations . ALLUVIOUS , ( al - lu ' - ve - us ) a . See ALLU- VIAL . One united by some To ALLY , ( al - li ...
... land by means of floods . ALLUVION , ( al - lu ' - ve - un ) n . s . In law , An accession of land washed to the shore by inundations . ALLUVIOUS , ( al - lu ' - ve - us ) a . See ALLU- VIAL . One united by some To ALLY , ( al - li ...
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animal applied Belonging bird body bull;-oil;-pound;-thin called Capable cause chyle colour consisting corrupt costiveness cover degree deprive dignity dress fall fat;-me Fate figure fire fish give ground heraldry honour horse join kal-le liquor manner mean measure medicine ment met;-pine mind motion move musick n. s. A kind n. s. A plant n. s. A small n. s. A sort n. s. A species n. s. act n. s. An instrument n. s. In law n. s. pl n. s. The act n. s. The office n. s. The quality n. s. Want nature ness ngt;-tube noise not;-tube pass passion person piece pin;-no plural pound;-thin preter pron publick quantity Relating resembling ship sound stone syllable term thin thing tion tree v. a. Pret v. a. To put v. n. To grow vessel violent woman word Το
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Page 514 - If we search the writings of Virgil, for the true definition of a pastoral, it will be found a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects upon a country life.
Page 330 - ... but whose right of inheritance may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born : as a brother, or nephew, whose presumptive succession may be destroyed by the birth of a child ; or a daughter, whose present hopes may be hereafter cut off by the birth of a son.
Page 474 - An imaginary being supposed to preside over the material and animal world ; the native state or properties of any thing, by which it is discriminated from others...
Page 454 - A place or cavern in the earth, which contains metals or minerals ; a cavern dug under any fortification that it may sink for want of support, or...
Page 116 - A space upon the surface of the earth, measured from the equator to the polar circles ; in each of which spaces the longest day is half an hour longer than in that nearer to the equator.
Page 486 - OATS [a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people], — Croker.
Page 243 - A great circle, whose poles are the poles of the •world. It divides the globe into two equal parts, the northern and southern hemispheres.
Page 85 - A figure in poetry, by which a short syllable after a complete foot is made long ; a pause in verse.
Page 183 - A thing given or forfeited to God for the pacifying his wrath, in case of any misfortune, by which any Christian comes to a violent end, without the fault of any reasonable creature...
Page 247 - The descent or derivation of a word from its original, the deduction of formations from the radical word ; the part of grammar which delivers the inflections of nouns and verbs.