The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... soft and imperceptible , but the return to diligence is difficult . Rambler . With soft and silent lapse came down The glory that the wood receives , At sunset , in its brazen leaves . Longfellow . No lapse of moons can canker love ...
... soft and imperceptible , but the return to diligence is difficult . Rambler . With soft and silent lapse came down The glory that the wood receives , At sunset , in its brazen leaves . Longfellow . No lapse of moons can canker love ...
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... soft hat . LEAK or states for their mutual aid or defence ; a national contract or compact . A league may be offensive or defensive , or both ; it is offensive when the contracting parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy ; de ...
... soft hat . LEAK or states for their mutual aid or defence ; a national contract or compact . A league may be offensive or defensive , or both ; it is offensive when the contracting parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy ; de ...
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... soft feathers . Leiotrichi ( li - ot'ri - ki ) , n . pl . [ Gr . leios , smooth , and thrix , trichos , hair . ] Smooth- haired people . One of the two divisions into which Huxley has classified man , char- acterized by the smoothness ...
... soft feathers . Leiotrichi ( li - ot'ri - ki ) , n . pl . [ Gr . leios , smooth , and thrix , trichos , hair . ] Smooth- haired people . One of the two divisions into which Huxley has classified man , char- acterized by the smoothness ...
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... soft , mild . ] 1. Soften- ing ; mitigating ; assuasive . Lenient of grief . ' Milton . Time , that on all things lays his lenient hand , Yet tames not this . Pope . 2. Relaxing ; emollient . Oils relax the fibres , are lenient ...
... soft , mild . ] 1. Soften- ing ; mitigating ; assuasive . Lenient of grief . ' Milton . Time , that on all things lays his lenient hand , Yet tames not this . Pope . 2. Relaxing ; emollient . Oils relax the fibres , are lenient ...
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... soft . ] Mildness of temper ; gentle- ness ; softness ; tenderness ; mercy ; as , young offenders may be treated with lenity . severe . His exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat Macaulay . SYN . Gentleness , kindness , tenderness , ...
... soft . ] Mildness of temper ; gentle- ness ; softness ; tenderness ; mercy ; as , young offenders may be treated with lenity . severe . His exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat Macaulay . SYN . Gentleness , kindness , tenderness , ...
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acid Addison allied ancient animal Bacon belonging birds body called Chaucer chiefly church colour common comp consisting containing Dryden earth English fish flowers genus genus of plants Goth hand hence Hudibras Hydrozoa Icel insects kind labour land larvæ leaves libration light lime lithos living lock loose lord magnetic mammals manner marriage mastic matter means measure ment metal metron middle milk Milton mind mineral molluscs monos moon moral motion mould mouth name given native Naut ness one's person Pertaining piece Pope Rare resembling root Scotch Scotland Scots law sense Shak ship soft sometimes South species Spenser spirit stamens stone substance taining Tennyson term applied thing thou tion tree v.t. pret vessel wood word wrong