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Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men.

Q :: Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from th

Easement :: Easement (n.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc..

Polygeny :: Polygeny (n.) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis..

Un- :: Un- (adv.) Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like..

Positive :: Positive (n.) A picture in which the lights and shades correspond in position with those of the original, instead of being reversed, as in a negative..

Oe :: Oe () a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oi. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of /. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words..

Acacia :: Acacia (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates..

Sterquilinous :: Stern-wheeler (n.) A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels.

Tenebrae :: Tenebrae (n.) The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days..

Props :: Props (n. pl.) A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop, are used instead of dice..

Yew :: Yew (n.) An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards..

Myself :: Myself (pron.) I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself..

Naos :: Naos (n.) A term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See Cella.

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame..

Triploidite :: Triploidite (n.) A manganese phosphate near triplite, but containing hydroxyl instead of fluorine..

Sapindus :: Sapindus (n.) A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces..

And :: And (conj.) In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go..

Skittles :: Skittles (v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins..

Troglodyte :: Troglodyte (n.) One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes..

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