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Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..

Reliquiae :: Reliquiae (n. pl.) Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.

Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn..

Amort :: Amort (a.) As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.

Interment :: Interment (v. t.) The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.

Funeral :: Funeral (n.) Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies..

Posthumous :: Posthumous (a.) Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter..

Funeral :: Funeral (n.) The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural..

Dead :: Dead (a.) So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor..

Mull :: Mull (v. t.) To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.

Lethal :: Lethal (a.) Deadly; mortal; fatal.

Deadliness :: Deadliness (n.) The quality of being deadly.

Necromancy :: Necromancy (n.) The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art..

Dust :: Dust (n.) The earth, as the resting place of the dead..

Dampen :: Dampen (v. i.) To become damp; to deaden.

Bane :: Bane (n.) That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality..

Caroigne :: Caroigne (n.) Dead body; carrion.

Death's-herb :: Death's-herb (n.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).

Deceased :: Deceased (a.) Passed away; dead; gone.

Parallelism :: Parallelism (n.) Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --//At her feet he bowed, he fell:/Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27..

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