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Laconical :: Laconical (a.) Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form..

Gerontes :: Gerontes (n. pl.) Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings, constituted the supreme civil authority..

Spare :: Spare (n.) That which has not been used or expended.

Ropeband :: Ropeband (n.) A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar..

Disparate :: Disparate (a.) Unequal; dissimilar; separate.

Glairy :: Glairy (a.) Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy..

Topgallant :: Topgallant (a.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship..

Gangway :: Gangway (v. i.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist..

Trachyte :: Trachyte (n.) An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica..

Spar :: Spar (v. t.) The bar of a gate or door.

Haze :: Haze (n.) Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness..

Miascite :: Miascite (n.) A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, elaeolite, and sodalite..

Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (n.) A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling..

Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.

Shufflewing :: Shufflewing (n.) The hedg sparrow.

Philip :: Philip (n.) The house sparrow. Called also phip.

Sparkle :: Sparkle (n.) Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond..

Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..

Harmost :: Harmost (n.) A governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities subjugated by them.

Mica :: Mica (n.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and glimmer..

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