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Incubous :: Incubous (a.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous..

Deep-waisted :: Deep-waisted (a.) Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck..

Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Rising above the level; protuberant.

Superexaltation :: Superexalt (v. t.) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.

Perquisite :: Perquisite (n.) Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service..

Exampleless :: Exampleless (a.) Without or above example.

Altarpiece :: Altarpiece (n.) The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.

Height :: Height (n.) The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature..

Surname :: Surname (n.) A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name..

Supra-angular :: Supra-acromial (a.) Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.

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.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''..

Quadriceps :: Quadriceps (n.) The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee..

Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described..

Kirumbo :: Kirumbo (n.) A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black..

Superstruct :: Superstatum (n.) A stratum, or layer, above another..

Past :: Past (prep.) Above; exceeding; more than.

Causey :: Causey (n.) A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground..

Overmost :: Overmost (a.) Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest.

Deadworks :: Deadworks (n. pl.) The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden.

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