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adustion
† adustion Obs. [ad. L. adūstiōn-em n. of action f. adūr-ĕre: see adure. In the medical vocabulary of most modern lang. in 16th c. (see sense 3), and possibly in Eng. immed. from Fr.] 1. The action or process of burning, scorching, heating to dryness, or parching.1594 Plat Jewell-ho. 3 The more you ...
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ustion
† ˈustion Obs. [a. OF. ustion (13th c., = Sp. ustion, It. ustione, Pg. ustão), ad. L. ūstiōn-em, noun of action f. ūst-us, pa. pple. of ūrĕre to burn. Cf. adustion, inustion.] 1. The action of burning, or fact of being burnt.1567 J. Maplet Gr. Forest 10 Likewise Incision..kepeth the place of vstion,...
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incend
† incend, v. Obs. (exc. as nonce-wd.) (ɪnˈsɛnd) [ad. L. incend-ĕre to set on fire, kindle, f. in- (in-2) + *candĕre to cause to glow, cf. candēre to glow, shine: cf. It. incendere to kindle, inflame.] 1. trans. To kindle, set alight, set on fire. In quot. 1872, to burn as incense (nonce-use).1597 A....
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unbottomed
▪ I. unˈbottomed, ppl. a.1 [un-1 8.] 1. Having no bottom; bottomless. Also fig.1615 Sylvester Tobacco Battered 192 Tobacco's smoakie Mists Which..No small addition of Adustion fit Bring to the smoak of the Unbottom'd Pit. 1630 J. Taylor (Water P.) World's Eighth Wonder Wks. ii. 67/1 The nine and for...
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marcid
† ˈmarcid, a. Obs. [ad. L. marcid-us, withered, f. marcē-re to wither.] 1. a. Withered, wasted, decayed, rotten. b. Weak, feeble, exhausted.1656 Blount Glossogr., Marcid, withered, rotten, feeble, lither. 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 503 Poppies heads..must be cocted till they be flaccid and marcid....
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tincture
▪ I. tincture, n. (ˈtɪŋktjʊə(r), -tʃə(r)) [ad. L. tinctūra a dyeing, tinging, f. tinct-, ppl. stem of tingĕre to dye: see -ure.] † 1. A colouring matter, dye, pigment; spec. a dye used as a cosmetic. Obs.c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 180 If a man desiriþ for to haue blac heeris.., þanne make þis tinctur...
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insensible
insensible, a. (n.) (ɪnˈsɛnsɪb(ə)l) Also (erron.) 5–6 incens-, incenc-, -yble, 6–7 insencible. [ad. L. insensibil-is, f. in- (in-3) + sensibilis sensible, f. sentīre, sens- to feel. Cf. F. insensible (13th c. in Littré).] I. Passively: Incapable of being perceived. 1. a. Naturally incapable of being...
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illustration
illustration (ɪləˈstreɪʃən) [a. F. illustration (13th c. in Godef.), ad. L. illustrātiōn-em (Quintilian), n. of action f. illustrāre to illustrate.] The action or fact of illustrating. The sense-history is parallel to that of illumination, the meaning ‘spiritual enlightenment’ being the first to app...
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ordinary
▪ I. ordinary, n. (ˈɔːdɪnərɪ) Also 4–7 ordyn-, 5–6 orden-, 7 ordn-. [In earlier senses, a. early OF. and Anglo-F. ordinarie, ad. med.L. ordinārius (sc. judex, liber, etc.) and as neut. n. ordinārium; in some senses prob. immediately from the L. words; later senses are partly native developments of t...
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