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Short-lived :: Short-lived (a.) Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion..

Crispy :: Crispy (a.) Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks..

Penguin :: Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass..

Abbreviatory :: Abbreviatory (a.) Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

Fright :: Fright (n.) A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm..

Shorthand :: Shorthand (n.) A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography..

Brachytypous :: Brachytypous (a.) Of a short form.

Vocule :: Vocule (n.) A short or weak utterance; a faint or feeble sound, as that heard on separating the lips in pronouncing p or b..

Stenographic :: Stenographer (n.) One who is skilled in stenography; a writer of shorthand.

Pundle :: Pundle (n.) A short and fat woman; a squab.

Poesy :: Poesy (n.) A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy.

Logographer :: Logographer (n.) A chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner with short simple sentences.

Brachypinacoid :: Brachypinacoid (n.) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

Wanty :: Wanty (n.) A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope..

Breve :: Breve (n.) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail..

Jess :: "Jess (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon..

Hauberk :: Hauberk (v. t.) A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon..

Puff :: Puff (n.) To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs..

U :: U () the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in wood, answering t

Short :: Short (superl.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question..

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