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J :: "J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably..

Sharpie :: Sharpie (n.) A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated..

Strict :: Strict (a.) Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention..

Infidel :: Infidel (a.) Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity..

Irrigated :: Irrigated (imp. & p. p.) of Irrigat.

Mennonite :: Mennonite (n.) One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service..

Holophrastic :: Holophrastic (a.) Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America..

Lacrosse :: Lacrosse (n.) A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a crosse. The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field..

Osnaburg :: Osnaburg (n.) A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg, Germany..

Sprigging :: Sprigged (imp. & p. p.) of Spri.

Deliver :: Deliver (v. t.) Free; nimble; sprightly; active.

Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended..

Shammy :: Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying..

Release :: Release (n.) A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.

Secundo-geniture :: Secundo-geniture (n.) A right of inheritance belonging to a second son; a property or possession so inherited.

Triangulation :: Triangulation (n.) The series or network of triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and distances of the several points connected by them..

Tune :: Tune (n.) Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood..

Origanum :: Origanum (n.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (O. Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (O. vulgare)..

Tester :: Tester (n.) An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston..

G :: G () G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G/ (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A..

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