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Ceraunoscope :: Ceraunoscope (n.) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.

Adrogation :: Adrogation (n.) A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See Arrogation.

Brehon :: Brehon (n.) An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.

Lydian :: Lydian (a.) Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character..

Cambria :: Cambria (n.) The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets.

Belomancy :: Belomancy (n.) A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future..

Paleo- :: Paleo- () A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography..

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.

Oriflamme :: Oriflamme (n.) The ancient royal standard of France.

Philistine :: Philistine (n.) A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine..

Piepowder :: Piepowder (n.) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge..

Cerinthian :: Cerinthian (n.) One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics..

Obolus :: Obolus (n.) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm..

Patina :: Patina (n.) The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals..

Olden :: Olden (a.) Old; ancient; as, the olden time..

Dom :: Dom (n.) A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan..

Armil :: Armil (n.) An ancient astronomical instrument.

Pandore :: Pandore (n.) An ancient musical instrument, of the lute kind; a bandore..

Accumbent :: Accumbent (a.) Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals..

Murdress :: Murdress (n.) A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.

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