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Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A burial place; a place for the dead.

Nux Vomica :: Nux vomica () The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons..

Deadlight :: Deadlight (n.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm..

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock..

Bloodless :: Bloodless (a.) Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead..

Dampen :: Dampen (v. i.) To become damp; to deaden.

Stun :: Stun (v. t.) To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing..

Relict :: Relict (n.) A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.

Parallelism :: Parallelism (n.) Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --//At her feet he bowed, he fell:/Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27..

Coranach :: Coranach (n.) A lamentation for the dead; a dirge.

Trental :: Trental (n.) An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day after death or burial.

Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.

Stillborn :: Stillbirth (n.) The birth of a dead fetus.

Parentation :: Parentation (n.) Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies.

Deadwood :: Deadwood (n.) Dead trees or branches; useless material.

Dead :: Dead (a.) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead..

Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..

Dead-stroke :: Dead-stroke (a.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.

Carrion :: Carrion (a.) Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.

Impalsy :: Impalsy (v. t.) To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.

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