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Scurf :: Scurf (n.) Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent..

Mainswear :: Mainswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.

Paleontographical :: Paleontographical (a.) Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.

Wallflower :: Wallflower (n.) A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator..

Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..

Domanial :: Domanial (a.) Of or relating to a domain or to domains.

Relic :: Relic (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.

Surplus :: Surplus (n.) That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus..

Scrap :: Scrap (v. t.) The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps..

Remnant :: Remnant (a.) That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue..

Palatine :: Palatine (n.) One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count..

Chesstree :: Chesstree (n.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail..

Royal :: Royal (a.) Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state..

Mainspring :: Mainspring (n.) The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action..

Baisemains :: Baisemains (n. pl.) Respects; compliments.

Grain :: Grain (n.) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff..

Arrearage :: Arrearage (n.) That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears..

Stone-horse :: Stonehenge (n.) An assemblage of upright stones with others placed horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, -- generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple..

Ornitholite :: Ornitholite (n.) The fossil remains of a bird.

Ad- :: Ad- () As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce, adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate, allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in acquiesce..

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