"""boomer " :: Boomer (n.) One who works up a boom..

"""cauliflower " :: Cauliflower (n.) The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant..

"""covenanter " :: Covenanter (n.) One who subscribed and defended the Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant..

"""cover-point " :: Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports point..

"""fern " :: Fern (a.) Ancient; old. [Obs.] Pilgrimages to . . . ferne halwes. [saints]..

"""fisher " :: Fisher (n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the black cat..

, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. :: , a , or an . PCP. It is presumably an older spelling of scanned. --2. () Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically..

, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. Specifically :: , a , or an . PCP. It is presumably an older spelling of scanned. --2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically () To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize..

-derm :: -derm (n.) A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, etc..

A Posteriori :: A posteriori () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning..

A Posteriori :: A posteriori () Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.

Abaiser :: Abaiser (n.) Ivory black or animal charcoal.

Abandoner :: Abandoner (n.) One who abandons.

Abaser :: Abaser (n.) He who, or that which, abases..

Abater :: Abater (n.) One who, or that which, abates..

Abderian :: Abderian (a.) Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.

Abderite :: Abderite (n.) An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace..

Aber-de-vine :: Aber-de-vine (n.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch..

Aberr :: Aberr (v. i.) To wander; to stray.

Aberrance :: Aberrance (n.) Alt. of Aberranc.

Aberrancy :: Aberrancy (n.) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc..

Aberrant :: Aberrant (a.) Wandering; straying from the right way.

Aberrant :: Aberrant (a.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

Aberrate :: Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A partial alienation of reason.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet re

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B..

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