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Scholium :: Scholium (n.) A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment; specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a classic author by an early grammarian..

Postil :: Postil (n.) Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus..

Postiler :: Postiler (n.) One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin.

Postil :: Postil (v. i.) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate..

Cilia :: Cilia (n. pl.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash..

Troilus :: Troilus (n.) A large, handsome American butterfly (Euph/ades, / Papilio, troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings..

Postillate :: Postillate (v. t.) To explain by marginal notes; to postil.

Radiatiform :: Radiatiform (a.) Having the marginal florets enlarged and radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the cornflower..

Marginally :: Marginally (adv.) In the margin of a book.

Velarium :: Velarium (n.) The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.

Ray :: Ray (n.) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius..

Gloss :: Gloss (n.) An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary..

Stop :: Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.

Toothed :: Toothed (a.) Having marginal projecting points; dentate.

Marginal :: Marginal (a.) Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss..

Cycloidei :: Cycloidei (n. pl.) An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as artificial..

Postil :: Postil (v. t.) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.

Marginalia :: Marginalia (n. pl.) Marginal notes.

Marginal :: Marginal (a.) Of or pertaining to a margin.

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