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Funeral :: Funeral (n.) Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies..

Rebec :: Rebec (n.) A contemptuous term applied to an old woman.

Indeterminate :: Indeterminate (a.) Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years..

Interpolate :: Interpolate (v. t.) To renew; to carry on with intermission.

Mufti :: Mufti (n.) Citizen's dress when worn by a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the British service in India.

Countermure :: Countermure (n.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure..

Yeast-bitten :: Yeast-bitten (a.) A term used of beer when the froth of the yeast has reentered the body of the beer.

Intermission :: Intermission (n.) The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

Platinum :: Platinum (n.) A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol Pt. Fo

Miting :: Miting (n.) A little one; -- used as a term of endearment.

Lacrimoso :: Lacrimoso (a.) Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style.

Gainpain :: Gainpain (n.) Bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier.

Hustings :: Hustings (n. pl.) A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant..

Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..

Volition :: Volition (n.) The power of willing or determining; will.

Squatter :: Squatter (n.) One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring title..

Vagina :: Vagina (n.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca..

Elative :: Elative (a.) Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases..

Definition :: Definition (n.) Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of circle; the definition of wit; an exact definition; a loose definition..

Judge :: "Judge (v. t.) To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an opinion about..

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