Garble, n. 1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] Wolcott.
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2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.
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Aitiology (), n. See tiology.
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Jangling (?), a. Producing discordant sounds. A jangling noise. Milton.
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algorithmic adj. 1. of or pertaining to an algorithm.
recursive
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2. definitively solvable by a finite number of steps; -- said of mathematical or logical problems. Contrasted with heuristic.
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Monembryony (?), n. [See Mono-, and Embryo.] (Bot.) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. -- Monembryonic (#), a.
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Antenumber (), n. A number that precedes another. [R.] Bacon.
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investigating n. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.
Syn. -- investigation.
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Chafing (?), n. [See Chafe, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
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Chafing dish, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a portable grate for coals. -- Chafing gear (Naut.), any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to friction.
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Shifting, a. 1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
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2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes. -- Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side of a vessel to another as safety requires. -- Shifting center. See Metacenter. -- Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under Switch.
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Perfusive (?), a. Of a nature to flow over, or to spread through.
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Pharyngopneusta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. the pharynx + to breathe.] (Zol.) A group of invertebrates including the Tunicata and Enteropneusta. -- Pharyngopneustal (#), a.
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Chrysography (?), n. [Gr. ; chrysos gold + to write.] 1. The art of writing in letters of gold.
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2. A writing executed in letters of gold.
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Opercle (?), n. [Cf. F. opercule. See Operculum.] 1. (Anat.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.
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2. (Zol.) An operculum.
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Palmary, a. [L. palmarius, palmaris, belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize, fr. palma a palm.] Worthy of the palm; palmy; preminent; superior; principal; chief; as, palmary work. Br. Horne.
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Pillion (?), n. [Ir. pillin, pilliun (akin to Gael. pillean, pillin), fr. Ir. Gael. pill, peall, a skin or hide, prob. fr. L. pellis. See Pell, n., Fell skin.] A panel or cushion saddle; the under pad or cushion of saddle; esp., a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle, on which a woman may ride.
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His [a soldier's] shank pillion without stirrups. Spenser.
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Burganet (), n. See Burgonet.
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Caryatides (?), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. () priestesses in the temple of Diana (the Greek Artemis) at Cary (Gr. ), a village in Laconia; as an architectural term, caryatids.] (Arch) Caryatids.
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Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes, Telamones, and Persians.
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Deathly, adv. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.
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Choragic (?), a. [Gr. , .] Of or pertaining to a choragus.
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Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens.
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pasted adj. Affixed with glue or paste.
Syn. -- glued, stuck to(predicate).
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pacer (?), n. One who, or that which, paces.
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2. Especially: A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse that paces. [wns=2]
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3. A horse used to set the pace in racing. [wns=3]
Syn. -- pacemaker, pacesetter.
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Vary (?), v. t. [imp. p. p. Varied (?); p. pr. vb. n. Varying.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius various. See Various, and cf. Variate.]
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1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.
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Shall we vary our device at will,
Even as new occasion appears? Spenser.
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2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
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Gods, that never change their state,
Vary oft their love and hate. Waller.
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We are to vary the customs according to the time and country where the scene of action lies. Dryden.
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3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
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God hath varied their inclinations. Sir T. Browne.
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God hath here
Varied his bounty so with new delights. Milton.
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4. (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
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nonfunctional adj. 1. Not having or performing a function. [Narrower terms: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental ] Also See: unserviceable. functional
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2. Not performing or able to perform its regular function; as, the yard was littered with nonfunctional vehicles waiting to be repaired. [Narrower terms: down(predicate) ]. Antonym: functioning.
Syn. -- malfunctioning, unserviceable, out of order.
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Congealedness (?), n. The state of being congealed. Dr. H. More.
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