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Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.

Byssus :: Byssus (n.) A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk..

Gulf :: Gulf (n.) A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,.

Abyssal :: Abyssal (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable..

Abyssinian :: Abyssinian (n.) A member of the Abyssinian Church.

Nethermost :: Nethermost (a.) Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss..

Mocha :: Mocha (n.) An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain..

Byssus :: Byssus (n.) Asbestus.

Doom Palm :: Doom palm () A species of palm tree (Hyphaene Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia..

Byssine :: Byssine (a.) Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.

Byssoid :: Byssoid (a.) Byssaceous.

Amharic :: Amharic (n.) The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).

Mytilus :: Mytilus (n.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus..

Musa :: Musa (n.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain..

Abyssinian :: Abyssinian (a.) Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.

Byss :: Byss (n.) See Byssus, n., 1..

Abyss :: Abyss (n.) Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.

Kousso :: Kousso (n.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge..

Pit :: Pit (n.) Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades..

Abyss :: Abyss (n.) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit..

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