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Misobserver :: Misobserver (n.) One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.

Boning :: Boning (n.) A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d Bone, v. t..

Fallow :: Fallow (n.) The plowing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a season; as, summer fallow, properly conducted, has ever been found a sure method of destroying weeds..

Appointment :: Appointment (n.) An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural..

Stercorate :: Stercorary (n.) A place, properly secured from the weather, for containing dung..

Misjoin :: Misjoin (v. t.) To join unfitly or improperly.

Natural :: Natural (a.) Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.

Abies :: Abies (n.) A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus..

Internode :: Internode (n.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise.

Sulphine :: Sulphindigotic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic acid obtained, as a blue solution, by dissolving indigo in sulphuric acid; -- formerly called also cerulic sulphuric acid, but properly called indigo-disulphonic acid..

Cosening :: Cosening (n.) Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not..

Steerage :: Steerage (n.) Properly, the space in the after part of a vessel, under the cabin, but used generally to indicate any part of a vessel having the poorest accommodations and occupied by passengers paying the lowest rate of fare..

Habergeon :: Habergeon (n.) Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk..

Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..

Crownpiece :: Crownpiece (n.) A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19..

Misuse :: Misuse (v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents..

Culls :: Culls (v. t.) Any refuse stuff, as rolls not properly baked..

Notion :: Notion () Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notae..

Lunacy :: Lunacy (n.) Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation..

Misbear :: Misbear (v. t.) To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.

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