| 1 | Blancher One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one
who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this
purpose. One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. |
| 2 | Displume To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive
of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. |
| 3 | Execration The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent
feelings of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed. That which is execrated; a detested thing. |
| 4 | Tenon A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it,
and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the
parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely
through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and
shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk. To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of
a piece of timber. |
| 5 | Dread To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to,
with terrific apprehension. To be in dread, or great fear. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension
of danger; anticipatory terror. Reverential or respectful fear; awe. An object of terrified apprehension. A person highly revered. Fury; dreadfulness. Doubt; as, out of dread. Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror;
frightful; dreadful. Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread
sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal. |
| 6 | Toe One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man
or an animal. The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot;
as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate. The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft
or spindle, which rests in a step. A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a
piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved. A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting
as a cam to lift another piece. To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as,
to toe the mark. To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way). |
| 7 | Fecundation The act by which, either in animals or plants,
material prepared by the generative organs the female organism is
brought in contact with matter from the organs of the male, so that a
new organism results; impregnation; fertilization. |
| 8 | Erector One who, or that which, erects. A muscle which raises any part. An attachment to a microscope, telescope, or other optical
instrument, for making the image erect instead of inverted. |
| 9 | Arew In a row. |
| 10 | Bishoply Bishoplike; episcopal. In the manner of a bishop. |
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