| 1 | Anglican English; of or pertaining to England or the English
nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established
church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual,
etc. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high
church party of the Church of England. A member of the Church of England. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party,
or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England. |
| 2 | Stunning Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses;
especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on
account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. |
| 3 | Skip A basket. See Skep. A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories. An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting
mineral and rock. A charge of sirup in the pans. A beehive; a skep. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly
implying a sportive spirit. Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking,
or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often
followed by over. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope. To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as,
to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson. To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone. A light leap or bound. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to
another; an omission of a part. A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at
once. |
| 4 | Palette A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole
at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his
pigments. One of the plates covering the points of junction at the
bend of the shoulders and elbows. A breastplate for a breast drill. |
| 5 | Overscrupulosity Overscrupulousness. |
| 6 | Trebucket A cucking stool; a tumbrel. A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing
stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short
arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm
with great velocity, hurling stones with much force. A kind of balance for weighing. |
| 7 | Renegade One faithless to principle or party. An apostate from Christianity or from any form of
religious faith. One who deserts from a military or naval post; a
deserter. A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow. |
| 8 | Merrymaking Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly. The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment;
jollity. |
| 9 | Cantaloupe A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a
yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. |
| 10 | Defy To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or
obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to
challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with
contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to
defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion. A challenge. |
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