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Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.

Colly :: Colly (n.) The black grime or soot of coal.

Egg-bird :: Egg-bird (n.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris..

Aruspice :: Aruspice (n.) A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex.

Smut :: Smut (v. t.) Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter..

Ariolation :: Ariolation (n.) A soothsaying; a foretelling.

Sugar :: Sugar (n.) Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.

Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop ..

Soothe :: Soothe (a.) To assent to as true.

Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..

Balsam :: Balsam (n.) Anything that heals, soothes, or restores..

Balmy :: Balmy (a.) Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.

Asbolin :: Asbolin (n.) A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot..

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe..

Demulcent :: Demulcent (a.) Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent..

Austromancy :: Austromancy (n.) Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds..

Croon :: Croon (v. t.) To soothe by singing softly.

Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions.

Demulcent :: Demulcent (n.) A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents..

Southsay :: Southsay (v. i.) See Soothsay.

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