Definition of scour

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Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away..

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Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed..
Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker..
Anatomy :: Anatomy (n.) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse..
Twain :: Twain (a. & n.) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque..
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Epicede :: Epicede (n.) A funeral song or discourse; an elegy.
Set :: Set (a.) Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle..
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Scourage :: Scourage (n.) Refuse water after scouring.
Exordial :: Exordial (a.) Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory.
Preface :: Preface (v. t.) To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse..
Dishearten :: Dishearten (v. t.) To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Synoptic :: Synopsis (n.) A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus..
Lecture :: Lecture (n.) A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon..
Subrector :: Subreader (n.) An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon..
Dilatation :: Dilatation (n.) Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
Outscouring :: Outscouring (n.) That which is scoured out o/ washed out.
Topic :: Topic (n.) The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Honorable discourse; eulogy.
Crystallography :: Crystallography (n.) A discourse or treatise on crystallization.
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