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polyactinia ENGLISH

An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles.

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pumuluyo HILIGAYNON

pumulúyò - Inhabitant, resident, citizen, dweller, denizen, burgher, burgess, townsman, householder, villager, cottager, people, the public. (cf. puyô).

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connutritious ENGLISH

Nutritious by force of habit; -- said of certain kinds of food.

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Retainer LAW AND LEGAL

1. The rigbt of retainer- is the right which the executor or administrator of a deceased person has to retain …

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Folk-Land; Folk-Mote LAW AND LEGAL

FOCO-LAND ; FOLC-GEMOTE

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mesometrium ENGLISH

The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.

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acquittance ENGLISH

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

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retouch ENGLISH

To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork.

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translate ENGLISH

To change to another condition, position, place, or office; to transfer; hence, to remove as by death.

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weaponless ENGLISH

Having no weapon.

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inobservation ENGLISH

Neglect or want of observation.

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brander ENGLISH

One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.

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snite ENGLISH

To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle.

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grecian ENGLISH

A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.

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celibate ENGLISH

One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.

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fire ENGLISH

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

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samot HILIGAYNON

samót - Also: to increase, augment, gather force, grow in strength or intensity. (cf. dúgang, ísug, sugúng, sángsang).

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all saints ENGLISH

Alt. of All Saints'

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helcoplasty ENGLISH

The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers, especially by a plastic operation.

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pusak CEBUANO

pusak, púsak v [A2S; a] break s.t. hard. Ikaw bay nagpusak sa pinggan? Were you the one who broke the …

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sangko HILIGAYNON

sángkò - To reach, extend to. Ang humáy níla sa idálum sang baláy sángkò sa panálgan. Their rice underneath the …

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cold ENGLISH

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.

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dagta HILIGAYNON

dágtà - Stain, blot, blotch, splash, smut, smudge, grime, spot, smear, daub, smirch, blemish; to stain, blot, mar, foul, etc. …

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web ENGLISH

The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.

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pronunciation ENGLISH

The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery.

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Grosse Avanture LAW AND LEGAL

Fr. In Freuch marine law. The contract of bottomry. Drd, Mar. llv. 3, tlt 5

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freck ENGLISH

To checker; to diversify.

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parasitic ENGLISH

Alt. of Parasitical

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pack ENGLISH

To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move …

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deinoceras ENGLISH
premature ENGLISH

Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.

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lanciform ENGLISH

Having the form of a lance.

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mother ENGLISH

To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.

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dismast ENGLISH

To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismasted the …

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baha HILIGAYNON

bahâ - A swell on a river, freshet, spait, spate, flood, inundation, rising of water in a stream; to swell, …

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girl ENGLISH

A roebuck two years old.

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harmony ENGLISH

A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.

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allow ENGLISH

To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for …

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Ordels LAW AND LEGAL

In old English law. The rlght of administering oaths and adjudging trials by ordeal within a preclnct or liberty. Cow-ell

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