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Giggle :: Giggle (v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity..

Favorite :: Favorite (n.) Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.

Skipper :: Skipper (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight..

Tironian :: Tironian (a.) Of or pertaining to Tiro, or a system of shorthand said to have been introduced by him into ancient Rome..

Apophthegm :: Apophthegm (n.) A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim..

Apocopation :: Apocopation (n.) Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.

Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..

Baboon :: Baboon (n.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape..

Cardinal :: Cardinal (a.) A woman's short cloak with a hood.

Skilts :: Skilts (n. pl.) A kind of large, coarse, short trousers formerly worn..

Short :: Short (adv.) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30..

Short-lived :: Short-lived (a.) Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion..

Apothegmatize :: Apothegmatize (v. i.) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings..

Sweater :: Sweat (v. i.) A short run by a race horse in exercise.

Brachydome :: Brachydome (n.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.

Snag :: Snag (n.) A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance..

Crispy :: Crispy (a.) Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks..

Anhelous :: Anhelous (a.) Short of breath; panting.

Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively.

Minim :: Minim (n.) A short poetical encomium.

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