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Clog :: Clog (v.) That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind..

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc..

Umbratile :: Umbratile (a.) Umbratic.

Obesity :: Obesity (n.) The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

Umbratious :: Umbratious (a.) Suspicious; captious; disposed to take umbrage.

Inumbrate :: Inumbrate (v. t.) To shade; to darken.

Penumbra :: Penumbra (n.) The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with the light.

Umbra :: Umbra (n.) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra.

Umbrage :: Umbrage (n.) Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage..

Umbra :: Umbra (n.) The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra..

Umbriferous :: Umbriferous (a.) Casting or making a shade; umbrageous.

Fan Palm :: Fan palm () Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts..

Umbrageous :: Umbrageous (a.) Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious..

Encumbrance :: Encumbrance (n.) That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance..

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically..

Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value..

Disencumber :: Disencumber (v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden..

Adumbration :: Adumbration (n.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.

Obumbrate :: Obumbrate (v. t.) To shade; to darken; to cloud.

Umbrage :: Umbrage (n.) Shadowy resemblance; shadow.

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