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Plantain :: Plantain (n.) The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked..

Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface..

Singe :: Singe (v. t.) To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin..

Bunn :: Bunn (n.) A slightly sweetened raised cake or bisquit with a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust.

Subconjunctival :: Subconical (a.) Slightly conical.

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil..

Rocking-stone :: Rocking-stone (n.) A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force..

Tabor :: Tabor (v. i.) To strike lightly and frequently.

Anhydrite :: Anhydrite (n.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name)..

Excipient :: Excipient (n.) An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents.

Acescent :: Acescent (a.) Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.

Snick :: Snick (v. t.) To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting..

Faintish :: Faintish (a.) Slightly faint; somewhat faint.

Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..

Plane :: Plane (a.) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc..

Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; -- followed by in or into.

Raffinose :: Raffinose (n.) A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.

Spital :: Spit (v. i.) To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles..

Char :: Char (n.) To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood..

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