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Synallagmatic :: Synalepha (n.) A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th' army, for the army..

Leather :: Leather (v. t.) To beat, as with a thong of leather..

Sooshong :: Sooshong (n.) See Souchong.

Diphthongation :: Diphthongation (n.) See Diphthongization.

Lanier :: Lanier (n.) A thong of leather; a whip lash.

Monophthong :: Monophthong (n.) A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

Knout :: Knout (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh..

Leash :: Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog..

Lorate :: Lorate (a.) Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.

W :: W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal

Quirt :: Quirt (n.) A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

Ream :: Ream (v. t.) To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments..

Lash :: Lash (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given..

Diphthong :: Diphthong (v. t.) To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.

Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..

Diphthongization :: Diphthongization (n.) The act of changing into a diphthong.

Triphthong :: Triphthong (n.) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs..

Phthongal :: Phthongal (n.) A vocalized element or letter.

Lather :: Lather (v. t.) To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog..

Pouchong :: Pouchong (n.) A superior kind of souchong tea.

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