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I O U :: I O U () A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill..

Patronomayology :: Patronomayology (n.) That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study of patronymics.

Fringilla :: Fringilla (a.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling..

Nescience :: Nescience (n.) Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.

Krumhorn :: Krumhorn (n.) A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Cornet, 1, a.)..

Croesus :: Croesus (n.) A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation for a very rich man; as, he is a veritable Croesus..

Annunciatory :: Annunciatory (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known..

Mudfish :: Mudfish (n.) The mud minnow.

Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well..

Azo- :: Azo- () Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene, azobenzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See Diazo-..

Tradition :: Tradition (n.) Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief transmitted without the aid of written memorials; custom or practice long observed..

Shady :: Shady (superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt..

Glissade :: Glissade (n.) A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps..

Osmium :: Osmium (n.) A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol Os. Atomic weight 191.1. Specific gravity 22.477..

Understanding :: Understanding (a.) Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man..

Bid :: Bid (v. t.) To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.

Scient :: Scient (a.) Knowing; skillful.

Magistery :: Magistery (n.) Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.

Now :: Now (n.) The present time or moment; the present.

Betoken :: Betoken (v. t.) To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm..

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