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Alchemy :: Alchemy (n.) An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry..

Related :: Related (p. p. & a.) Narrated; told.

Partialist :: Partialist (n.) One who holds that the atonement was made only for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect..

Gorge :: Gorge (n.) A concave molding; a cavetto.

Cymogene :: Cymogene (n.) A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; -- used for producing low temperatures..

Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..

Allodialist :: Allodialist (n.) One who holds allodial land.

Irregular :: Irregular (n.) One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service..

Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist..

And :: And (conj.) It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive..

Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..

Xyloplastic :: Xyloplastic (a.) Formed of wood pulp by molds; relating to casts made of wood pulp in molds.

Bayonet :: Bayonet (n.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense..

Bondholder :: Bondholder (n.) A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.

Wagtail :: Wagtail (n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name..

Inhaler :: Inhaler (n.) A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers..

Possess :: Possess (v. t.) To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.

Vernation :: Vernation (n.) The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation..

Wintry :: Wintry (a.) Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery..

Shorten :: Shorten (v. i.) To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold..

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