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Mar Hear the Pronunciation!
A small lake. See Mere.
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Mar Hear the Pronunciation!
To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.
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Mar Hear the Pronunciation!
To spoil; to ruin.
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Mar Hear the Pronunciation!
A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.
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Accustomarily Customarily. adv.
Accustomary Usual; customary. a.
Admarginate To write in the margin. v. t.
Amaracus A fragrant flower. n.
Amarant Amaranth, 1. n.
Amarantaceous Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type. a.
Amaranth Hear the Pronunciation!
An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.
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Amaranth Hear the Pronunciation!
A genus of ornamental annual plants [Amaranthus] of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.
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Amaranth Hear the Pronunciation!
A color inclining to purple.
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Amaranthine Hear the Pronunciation!
Of or pertaining to amaranth.
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Amaranthine Hear the Pronunciation!
Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.
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Amaranthine Hear the Pronunciation!
Of a purplish color.
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Amaranthus Alt. of Amarantus n.
Amarantus Same as Amaranth. n.
Amarine A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds. n.
Amaritude Bitterness. n.
Amaryllidaceous Alt. of Amaryllideous a.
Amaryllideous Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the /etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. a.
Amaryllis Hear the Pronunciation!
A pastoral sweetheart.
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Amaryllis Hear the Pronunciation!
A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.
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Amaryllis Hear the Pronunciation!
A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.
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Aquamarine Hear the Pronunciation!
A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See Beryl.
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Archmarshal The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony. n.
Arsesmart Smartweed; water pepper. n.
Assamar The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are roasted till they turn brown. n.
Ave Maria Alt. of Ave Mary
Ave Mary A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church.
Ave Mary A particular time [as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn], when the people repeat the Ave Maria.
Bain-marie A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations. n.
Bimarginate Having a double margin, as certain shells. a.
Birthmark Hear the Pronunciation!
Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.
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