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Page 27
... head Ashy , ash'è . a . ash - coloured , pale Aside , â - side ' . ad . to one side ; from the company Asinine , as'sé - nine . a . belonging to an ass Ask , ask . v . a . to petition , beg , to demand , inquire , question Askaunt , a ...
... head Ashy , ash'è . a . ash - coloured , pale Aside , â - side ' . ad . to one side ; from the company Asinine , as'sé - nine . a . belonging to an ass Ask , ask . v . a . to petition , beg , to demand , inquire , question Askaunt , a ...
Page 36
... head , a nod ; nod of command a Beckon , bek'kn . v . n . to make a sign Become , bé - kům ' . v . n . to enter into some state or condition ; to be the fate of , to be the end of Become , bé - kim ' . v . a . to appear in a man- ner ...
... head , a nod ; nod of command a Beckon , bek'kn . v . n . to make a sign Become , bé - kům ' . v . n . to enter into some state or condition ; to be the fate of , to be the end of Become , bé - kim ' . v . a . to appear in a man- ner ...
Page 37
... head Beheld , beh - eld ' . part . pass . from behold Behemoth , behe - moth . s . the hippopotamus , or river horse Behest , bé - hest . s . command Behind , be - hind ' . prep . at the back of another ; on the back part ; inferior to ...
... head Beheld , beh - eld ' . part . pass . from behold Behemoth , behe - moth . s . the hippopotamus , or river horse Behest , bé - hest . s . command Behind , be - hind ' . prep . at the back of another ; on the back part ; inferior to ...
Page 39
... heads Big , big . a . great , large ; pregnant ; swollen Bigamist , big'ga - mist . s . one that has com- mitted bigamy Bigamy , big'ga - mè . s . the crime of having two wives at once Bigness , big'nes . s . greatness of quantity ...
... heads Big , big . a . great , large ; pregnant ; swollen Bigamist , big'ga - mist . s . one that has com- mitted bigamy Bigamy , big'ga - mè . s . the crime of having two wives at once Bigness , big'nes . s . greatness of quantity ...
Page 40
... head order of the clergy ; a cant word for a mixture of wine , oranges , and sugar [ bishop Bishoprick , bish'up - rik . s . the diocese of a Bismuth , biz'můth . 8. marcasite , a hard , white , mineral substance , of a metalline nature ...
... head order of the clergy ; a cant word for a mixture of wine , oranges , and sugar [ bishop Bishoprick , bish'up - rik . s . the diocese of a Bismuth , biz'můth . 8. marcasite , a hard , white , mineral substance , of a metalline nature ...
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