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Page 45
... containing Brainsick , bråne'sik . a . addleheaded , giddy Brainsickness , bråne'sik - nés . s . indiscretion , giddiness Brake , bråke . pret . of break Brake , brake . s . fern , brambles ; an instru- ment for dressing flax ; a ...
... containing Brainsick , bråne'sik . a . addleheaded , giddy Brainsickness , bråne'sik - nés . s . indiscretion , giddiness Brake , bråke . pret . of break Brake , brake . s . fern , brambles ; an instru- ment for dressing flax ; a ...
Page 47
... containing the case ; letters patent Briefly , bréeflè . ad . concisely , in a few words Briefness , breef'nés . s . conciseness , shortness Brier , brir . s . a plant Brien bri'ur - re . a . rough , full of briers Brigade , bre - gade ...
... containing the case ; letters patent Briefly , bréeflè . ad . concisely , in a few words Briefness , breef'nés . s . conciseness , shortness Brier , brir . s . a plant Brien bri'ur - re . a . rough , full of briers Brigade , bre - gade ...
Page 48
... containing bulbs Bulge , bilje . v . n . to take in water , to founder ; to jut out out Bulk , bulk . s . magnitude , size ; the majority main fabrick ; part of a building jutting Lor size Bulkiness , bul'ke - nés . s . greatness of ...
... containing bulbs Bulge , bilje . v . n . to take in water , to founder ; to jut out out Bulk , bulk . s . magnitude , size ; the majority main fabrick ; part of a building jutting Lor size Bulkiness , bul'ke - nés . s . greatness of ...
Page 49
... containing eight Bushiness , bůsh - e - nés . s . the quality of being bushy Bunn , bún . s . a kind of sweet bread Bunte :, bun'tår . s . a low vulgar woman Buoy , buče . s . a piece of cork or wood float- ing , tied to a weight Buoy ...
... containing eight Bushiness , bůsh - e - nés . s . the quality of being bushy Bunn , bún . s . a kind of sweet bread Bunte :, bun'tår . s . a low vulgar woman Buoy , buče . s . a piece of cork or wood float- ing , tied to a weight Buoy ...
Page 50
... containing about three pints Cabal , ka - bál ' . s . the secret science of the Hebrew rabbins ; a body of men united in some close design Caesura , sé - zu'râ . s . a figure in poetry , by which a short syllable after a complete foot ...
... containing about three pints Cabal , ka - bál ' . s . the secret science of the Hebrew rabbins ; a body of men united in some close design Caesura , sé - zu'râ . s . a figure in poetry , by which a short syllable after a complete foot ...
Common terms and phrases
animal beat belonging bird body censure cloth coarse colour consisting corrupt degree fire fish gåte ground horse instrument kind liquor loose manner mean ment motion musick ness noise oblique opticks pain pass passion peevish person piece plant play plur prep pron publick quick relating resembling sharp ship soft sorrow sound stone thin thing tion tree v. a. pret v. a. to bring v. a. to cover v. a. to draw v. a. to dress v. a. to give v. a. to join v. a. to lay v. a. to mark v. a. to place v. a. to put v. a. to strike v. a. to take v. a. to throw v. a. to turn v. n. to fall v. n. to grow v. n. to move vessel violence wind woman wood word