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Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant..

Scarp :: Scarp (n.) A steep descent or declivity.

Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..

Sunsetting :: Sunsetting (n.) The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively..

Iridize :: Iridize (v. t.) To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass..

Viridescent :: Viridescent (a.) Slightly green; greenish.

Apron :: Apron (n.) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.

Englishry :: Englishry (n.) A body of English or people of English descent; -- commonly applied to English people in Ireland.

Rainfall :: Rainfall (n.) A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region..

Descent :: Descent (n.) Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity..

Flake :: Flake (n.) A little particle of lighted or incandescent matter, darted from a fire; a flash..

Cadency :: Cadency (n.) Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.

Sparkle :: Sparkle (n.) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle..

Extract :: Extract (n.) Extraction; descent.

Extraction :: Extraction (n.) Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended.

Ancestry :: Ancestry (n.) Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent..

Lapidescent :: Lapidescent (a.) Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.

Line :: Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings..

Excandescent :: Excandescent (a.) White or glowing with heat.

Swig :: Swiftness (n.) The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc..

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