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Bare :: Bare (a.) Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture..

Spell :: Spell (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm..

Supplicat :: Supplicant (n.) One who supplicates; a suppliant.

Vacate :: Vacate (v. t.) To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house..

Nugatory :: Nugatory (a.) Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.

Mendicancy :: Mendicancy (n.) The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.

Canted :: Canted (a.) Having angles; as, a six canted bolt head; a canted window..

Dragantine :: Dragantine (n.) A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth..

Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic..

Philister :: Philister (n.) A Philistine; -- a cant name given to townsmen by students in German universities.

Canter :: Canter (n.) One who cants or whines; a beggar.

Vacancy :: Vacancy (n.) The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness..

Sea Bream :: Sea bream () Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (P. Oweni), and the black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus); -- called also old wife..

Bewitch :: Bewitch (v. t.) To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

Cantabile :: Cantabile (a.) In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando..

Peccancy :: Peccancy (n.) The quality or state of being peccant.

Canthus :: Canthus (n.) The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.

Sail :: Sail (n.) To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton..

Magic :: Magic (a.) A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc..

Redpoll :: Redpoll (n.) Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis (formerly Aegiothus), native of Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or rosy. The male of the most common species (A. linarius) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also redpoll linnet. See Illust. under Linnet..

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