Acritochromacy :: Acritochromacy (n.) Color blindness; achromatopsy.

Alectoromachy :: Alectoromachy (n.) Cockfighting.

Alexipharmac :: Alexipharmac (a. & n.) Alt. of Alexipharmaca.

Alexipharmacal :: Alexipharmacal (a. & n.) Alexipharmic.

Almacantar :: Almacantar (n.) Same as Almucantar.

Almacantar :: Almacantar (n.) A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See Almucantar.

Amacratic :: Amacratic (a.) Amasthenic.

Amphimacer :: Amphimacer (n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast/tas..

Antestomach :: Antestomach (n.) A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds..

Antimacassar :: Antimacassar (n.) A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair..

Baromacrometer :: Baromacrometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant.

Batrachomyomachy :: Batrachomyomachy (n.) The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship..

Bimaculate :: Bimaculate (a.) Having, or marked with, two spots..

Burring Machine :: Burring machine () A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances..

Caimacam :: Caimacam (n.) The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.

Climacter :: Climacter (n.) See Climacteric, n..

Climacteric :: Climacteric (a.) Relating to a climacteric; critical.

Climacteric :: Climacteric (n.) A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to which others add the 81st year..

Climacteric :: Climacteric (n.) Any critical period.

Climacterical :: Climacterical (a. & n.) See Climacteric.

Contumacies :: Contumacies (pl. ) of Contumac.

Contumacious :: Contumacious (a.) Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient.

Contumacious :: Contumacious (a.) Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court.

Contumacy :: Contumacy (n.) Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority.

Contumacy :: Contumacy (n.) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned..

Cumacea :: Cumacea (n. pl.) An order of marine Crustacea, mostly of small size..

Cynarctomachy :: Cynarctomachy (n.) Bear baiting with a dog.

Diplomacy :: Diplomacy (n.) The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed..

Diplomacy :: Diplomacy (n.) Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.

Diplomacy :: Diplomacy (n.) The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic body.

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