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Sanctum :: Sanctum (n.) A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum..

Frank :: Frank (n.) Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.

Prism :: Prism (n.) A transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or bases; -- used in experiments on refraction, dispersion, etc..

Archilute :: Archilute (n.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison..

Speaking :: Speaking (a.) Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube..

Raffia :: Raffia (n.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia..

Subserviently :: Subservient (a.) Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling..

Hexad :: Hexad (n.) An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid. Also used as an adjective..

Muck :: Muck (a.) Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork..

Honeycomb :: Honeycomb (n.) A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs..

Hardening :: Hardening (n.) That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel..

Account :: Account (v. i.) To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities..

Cementation :: Cementation (n.) A process which consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other substances, and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand..

Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..

Umber :: Umber (n.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below..

Jaconet :: "Jaconet (n.) A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc..

Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..

Royalty :: Royalty (n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property..

Darter :: Darter (n.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird..

Fur :: Fur (n.) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six..

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