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Herald :: Herald (n.) In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms..

Bude Burner :: Bude burner () A burner consisting of two or more concentric Argand burners (the inner rising above the outer) and a central tube by which oxygen gas or common air is supplied.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple..

Vide :: Vide () imperative sing. of L. videre, to see; -- used to direct attention to something; as, vide supra, see above..

Overpeer :: Overpeer (v. t.) To peer over; to rise above.

Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill..

Supra-ethmoid :: Supra-esophageal (a.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea..

Polyandria :: Polyandria (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle..

Suprapedal :: Supraorbitar (a.) Situated above the orbit of the eye.

Above :: Above (adv.) In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

Abovedeck :: Abovedeck (a.) On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice..

Multiplication :: Multiplication (n.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation..

Endophragma :: Endophragma (n.) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea.

Estrade :: Estrade (n.) A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais..

Supereminence :: Superdominant (n.) The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; -- called also submediant.

Superchery :: Superchemical (a.) Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws.

Mustache :: Mustache (n.) That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.

Epaxial :: Epaxial (a.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton; episkeletal..

Dignitary :: Dignitary (n.) One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman..

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