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Lyerman :: Lyerman (n.) The cicada.

Flyer :: Flyer (n.) The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6..

Flyer :: Flyer (n.) One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder..

Polyeidic :: Polyeidic (a.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young.

Polyembryonate :: Polyembryonate (a.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic..

Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water..

Lye :: Lye (n.) A falsehood.

Ley :: Ley (n.) See Lye.

Flier :: Flier (n.) See Flyer, n., 4..

Polyembryonic :: Polyembryonic (a.) Polyembryonate.

Plyer :: Plyer (n.) One who, or that which, plies.

Flyer :: Flyer (n.) The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers.

Polyedron :: Polyedron (n.) See Polyhedron.

Pearlash :: Pearlash (n.) A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc..

Buck :: Buck (n.) Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed..

Plyer :: Plyer (n.) See Pliers.

Polyedrous :: Polyedrous (a.) See Polyhedral.

Lye :: Lye (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc..

Plyer :: Plyer (n.) A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.

Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching..

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