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Paronomastical :: Paronomastical (a.) Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.

Hay :: Hay (v. i.) To lay snares for rabbits.

Scale :: Scale (n.) Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc..

Alternant :: Alternant (v. t.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks..

Playgame :: Playgame (n.) Play of children.

Delay :: Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

Dandle :: Dandle (v. t.) To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.

Pietist :: Pietist (n.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.

Catch :: Catch (n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch..

Property :: Property (a.) All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.

Overlay :: Overlay (n.) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

Bank :: Bank (n.) In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw..

Credit :: Credit (n.) Trust given or received; expectation of future playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations, communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit..

Disportment :: Disportment (n.) Act of disporting; diversion; play.

Garden :: Garden (v. i.) To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.

Hautboyist :: Hautboyist (n.) A player on the hautboy.

Coating :: Coating (n.) A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial..

Taxation :: Taxation (n.) The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue..

Ectosarc :: Ectosarc (n.) The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms, as the amoeba; ectoplasm; exoplasm..

Tyrant :: Tyrant (v. i.) To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.

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