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Quondam :: Quondam (a.) Having been formerly; former; sometime.

Myroxylon :: Myroxylon (n.) A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to Myrospermum..

Organ :: Organ (n.) A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considired an organ..

Ricinolein :: Ricinolein (n.) The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin..

Restitution :: Restitution (v.) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body..

Flat-cap :: Flat-cap (n.) A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; -- hence, a citizen of London..

Wraprascal :: Wraprascal (n.) A kind of coarse upper coat, or overcoat, formerly worn..

Water Measure :: Water measure () A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel..

Remedy :: Remedy (n.) That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to..

Nascal :: Nascal (n.) A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used..

Cycloidei :: Cycloidei (n. pl.) An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as artificial..

Cayugas :: Cayugas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting western New-York, forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations..

Peplus :: Peplus (n.) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen.

Since :: Since (conj.) Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.

Zymic :: Zymic (a.) Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation; -- formerly, by confusion, used to designate lactic acid..

Gambist :: Gambist (n.) A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.

Algaroth :: Algaroth (n.) A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic..

Langue D''oc :: Langue d'oc () The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for yes was oc); Provencal..

Hilary Term :: Hilary term () Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year; -- so called from the festival of St. Hilary, January 13th..

Underwood :: Underwood (n.) Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural.

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