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Martyr :: Martyr (n.) One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr..

Hypaspist :: Hypaspist (n.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer.

King-post :: King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post..

Toadfish :: Toadfish (n.) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo..

Ericolin :: Ericolin (n.) A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the Ericaceae), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass..

Pistil :: Pistil (n.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary..

Acquiesce :: Acquiesce (v. i.) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition..

Spare :: Spare (a.) To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.

Sycophancy :: Sycophancy (n.) False accusation; calumniation; talebearing.

Cock :: Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.

Placoid :: Placoid (a.) Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids..

Orange :: Orange (n.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.

Umbel :: Umbel (n.) A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule..

Marten :: Marten (n.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable..

Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant.

Polypiferous :: Polypiferous (a.) Bearing polyps, or polypites..

Conium :: Conium (n.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (seeds) and decompound leaves..

Behave :: Behave (v. i.) To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill..

Dear :: Dear (superl.) Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

Bugbear :: Bugbear (n.) Same as Bugaboo.

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