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Cerused :: Cerused (a.) Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face..

Baluster :: Baluster (n.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade..

Handwheel :: Handwheel (n.) Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted..

Life :: Life (n.) That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise..

Perambulator :: Perambulator (n.) A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See Odometer..

Trunk :: Trunk (n.) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained.

Parbuckled :: Parbuckled (imp. & p. p.) of Parbuckl.

Clipping :: Clipping (n.) That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings..

Slide :: Slide (n.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides.

Nuclein :: Nuclein (n.) A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur..

Outness :: Outness (n.) The state of being out or beyond; separateness.

Singularity :: Singularity (n.) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction..

Paparchy :: Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.

Isinglass :: Isinglass (n.) A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue..

Presspack :: Presspack (v. t.) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press..

Paradoxical :: Paradoxical (a.) Of the nature of a paradox.

Suboccipital :: Subobtuse (a.) Partially obtuse.

Parasang :: Parasang (n.) A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles..

After-note :: After-note (n.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note..

Gneiss :: Gneiss (n.) A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz, feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily into coarse slabs or flags. Hornblende sometimes takes the place of the mica, and it is then called hornblendic / syenitic gneiss. Similar varieties of related rocks are also called gneiss..

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