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Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..

Spelling :: Spelling (a.) Of or pertaining to spelling.

Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

Nomic :: Nomic (a.) Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods..

Barkentine :: Barkentine (n.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append..

Orthographer :: Orthographer (n.) One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.

Misspelling :: Misspelling (n.) A wrong spelling.

Han''t :: Han't () A contraction of have not, or has not, used in illiterate speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is hain't..

Mispend :: Mispend (v. t.) See Misspell, Misspend, etc..

Sloakan :: Sloakan (n.) A species of seaweed. [Spelled also slowcawn.] See 3d Laver.

Orthographist :: Orthographist (n.) One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.

Spell :: Spell (v. i.) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study..

Camphire :: Camphire (n.) An old spelling of Camphor.

By-spell :: By-spell (n.) A proverb.

Misspell :: Misspell (v. t.) To spell incorrectly.

Dispelling :: Dispelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dispe.

Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.

Homophone :: Homophone (n.) A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright..

Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..

Bray :: Bray (n.) A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling..

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