Definition of impost

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Impost (n.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests..

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Charlatan :: Charlatan (n.) One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank..
Juggle :: Juggle (n.) An imposture; a deception.
Imposthume :: Imposthume (v. t. & i.) Same as Imposthumate.
Palpable :: Palpable (a.) Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors..
Deceiver :: Deceiver (n.) One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person..
Impost :: Impost (n.) That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country..
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater.
Springer :: Springer (n.) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer..
Springer :: Springer (n.) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring..
Excise :: Excise (n.) In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system..
Tallage :: Tallage (v. t.) To lay an impost upon; to cause to pay tallage.
Self-imposture :: Self-imposture (n.) Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit.
Imposthume :: Imposthume (n.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess.
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
Impostrix :: Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
Coussinet :: Coussinet (n.) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch.
Chaptrel :: Chaptrel (n.) An impost.
Juggle :: Juggle (v. i.) To practice artifice or imposture.
Mumper :: Mumper (n.) A beggar; a begging impostor.
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