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Germanic :: Germanic (n.) Teutonic.

Canton :: Canton (n.) A song or cant.

Caster :: Caster (n.) One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts..

Perch :: Perch (n.) In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework..

Warble :: Warble (v. i.) To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.

Jeweler :: "Jeweler (n.) One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments..

Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself..

Milliary :: Milliary (a.) A milestone.

Doffer :: Doffer (n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards..

Monotony :: Monotony (n.) Any irksome sameness, or want of variety..

Abdomen :: Abdomen (n.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity..

Tonic :: Tonic (n.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

Pondweed :: Pondweed (n.) Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance..

Swinger :: Swinger (n.) Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing..

Baritone :: Baritone (a.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice..

Pitch-faced :: Pitch-faced (a.) Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; -- said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced..

Turn :: Turn (n.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure..

Detonating :: Detonating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detonat.

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