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Contrast :: Contrast (n.) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities..

Function :: Function (n.) The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.

Sewellel :: Sewellel (n.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver..

Ihram :: Ihram (n.) The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.

Unity :: Unity (n.) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.

Idiocratical :: Idiocratical (a.) Peculiar in constitution or temperament; idiosyncratic.

Grip :: Grip (v. t.) A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip..

Idiograph :: Idiograph (n.) A mark or signature peculiar to an individual; a trade-mark.

Suigothus :: Suint (n.) A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas..

Neutralizer :: Neutralizer (n.) One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body..

Idiosyncrasy :: Idiosyncrasy (n.) A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity..

Mandarinic :: Mandarinic (a.) Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.

Rig :: Rig (n.) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix..

Tetanin :: Tetanin (n.) A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.

Damask :: Damask (n.) Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or water of such steel..

Individuality :: Individuality (n.) The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality..

Capillarity :: Capillarity (n.) The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction..

Mannered :: Mannered (a.) Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.

Localism :: Localism (n.) A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain district; a local idiom or phrase.

Humorist :: Humorist (n.) One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways..

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