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Augural :: Augural (a.) Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books..

Retractate :: Retractate (v. t.) To retract; to recant.

Canterbury :: Canterbury (n.) A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas a Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made..

Supply :: Supply (v. t.) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit..

Score :: Score (v. t.) Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally..

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..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..

Scant :: Scant (superl.) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

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

Nowel :: Nowel (n.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol..

Emicant :: Emicant (a.) Beaming forth; flashing.

Fabricant :: Fabricant (n.) One who fabricates; a manufacturer.

Figurate :: Figurate (a.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant..

Cant :: Cant (n.) A corner; angle; niche.

Cantabrian :: Cantabrian (a.) Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.

Void :: Void (a.) Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

Meagreness :: Meagreness (n.) The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.

Anacanthous :: Anacanthous (a.) Spineless, as certain fishes..

Coruscant :: Coruscant (a.) Glittering in flashes; flashing.

Cant :: Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..

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