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Idyl :: Idyl (n.) A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like..

Idolographical :: Idolographical (a.) Descriptive of idols.

Indescriptive :: Indescriptive (a.) Not descriptive.

Sailer :: Sailer (n.) A ship or other vessel; -- with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer..

Anthropomorphology :: Anthropomorphology (n.) The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.

Melodrama :: Melodrama (n.) Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's Fidelio..

Boat :: Boat (n.) Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats..

Ethnography :: Ethnography (n.) That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the characteristics of the human family, developing the details with which ethnology as a comparative science deals; descriptive ethnology. See Ethnology..

Diagraphics :: Diagraphics (n.) The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule..

Descriptive :: Descriptive (a.) Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age..

Appellative :: Appellative (n.) An appellation or title; a descriptive name.

Gazetteer :: Gazetteer (n.) An alphabetical descriptive list of anything.

Diagraphical :: Diagraphical (a.) Descriptive.

Delineatory :: Delineatory (a.) That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.

Hyetal :: Hyetal (a.) Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions..

Topographical :: Topographical () Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place.

Name :: Name (n.) A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts..

Pencil :: Pencil (n.) Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc..

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