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Cantabrigian :: Cantabrigian (n.) A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England..

Nowel :: Nowel (n.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol..

Mendinant :: Mendinant (n.) A mendicant or begging friar.

Complicant :: Complicant (a.) Overlapping, as the elytra of certain beetles..

Cantle :: Cantle (n.) The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel..

Scant :: Scant (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment..

Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..

Cant :: Cant (n.) An affected, singsong mode of speaking..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything..

Claudicant :: Claudicant (a.) Limping.

Myriacanthous :: Myriacanthous (a.) Having numerous spines, as certain fishes..

Decanting :: Decanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Decan.

Retractation :: Retractation (n.) The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.

Marine :: Marine (a.) The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine..

Cosecant :: Cosecant (n.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.

Acanthopteri :: Acanthopteri (n. pl.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.

Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries..

Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..

Innuent :: Innuent (a.) Conveying a hint; significant.

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