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Interchangeable :: Interchangeable (a.) Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons..

Agglutinate :: Agglutinate (a.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2..

Sandwich :: Sandwich (v. t.) To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard..

Hogget :: Hogget (n.) A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year.

Stercolin :: Stercobilin (n.) A coloring matter found in the faeces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, -- identical with hydrobilirubin..

Dulcimer :: Dulcimer (n.) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery.

Wag-halter :: Wag-halter (n.) One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged.

Isis :: Isis (n.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea..

Walter :: Walter (v. i.) To roll or wallow; to welter.

Wacky :: Wacky (n.) A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt..

Intercostal :: Intercostal (a.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles..

Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) A change of measures; alteration of conduct.

Weather :: Weather (n.) Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.

Psalteries :: Psalteries (pl. ) of Psalter.

Tarnish :: Tarnish (n.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite..

Pendulum :: Pendulum (n.) A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.

Manyplies :: Manyplies (n.) The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant..

Counter-paly :: Counter-paly (a.) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure..

Vary :: Vary (v. i.) To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails..

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