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Proscription :: Proscription (n.) The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription..

Fleer :: Fleer () To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout..

Avow :: Avow (v. t.) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry..

Wryness :: Wryness (n.) The quality or state of being wry, or distorted..

Mouth :: Mouth (n.) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.

Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck..

Avowry :: Avowry (n.) The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right..

Tonguebird :: Tonguebird (n.) The wryneck.

Lowry :: Lowry (n.) An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.

Cowlick :: Cowlick (n.) A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow..

Wry :: Wry (superl.) Wrested; perverted.

Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.

Dowry :: Dowry (n.) The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower..

Attaint :: Attaint (v. t.) To subject (a person) to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry, pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by attainder..

Wrying :: Wrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wr.

Asquint :: Asquint (adv.) With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint..

Dowry :: Dowry (n.) A gift; endowment.

Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.

Dot :: Dot (n.) A marriage portion; dowry.

Cowry :: Cowry (n.) A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.

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