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glairy, a. (ˈglɛərɪ) Also 7 gleary, 8 gliry, 8–9 glary. [f. glair n.1 + -y1.] Of the nature of glair; viscid, slimy. Chiefly Path.1662 J. Chandler Van Helmont's Oriat. 196 The venal bloud being resolved by other poysons into a liquor Sunovie or Gleary water, poyson, jaundous excrement, &c. doth flow...
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thready
thready, a. (ˈθrɛdɪ) [f. thread n. + -y.] † 1. Full of or covered with thread. Obs.1594 Willobie Avisa 37 b, When threedy spindle full was grown. 1757 Dyer Fleece iii. 135 The thready shuttle glides along the lines. 2. Of thread-like texture; composed of fine fibres; stringy, fibrous.c 1425 [implied...
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blastema
‖ blastema (blæˈstiːmə) Pl. blaˈstemata. [a. Gr. βλάστηµα a sprout, also, in Hippocrates, a morbid humour causing scab or disease, f. vbl. stem βλαστε-, βλαστα- to sprout, bud.] 1. Biol. The primary formative material of plants and animals; protoplasm. Now applied spec. to the initial matter or grow...
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barége
‖ barége (baˈrɛʒ) Also barege, barège. [Fr.; from Baréges or Barrége, a village in the Hautes Pyrénées, France.] 1. A light, silky dress-fabric, resembling gauze, originally made at Baréges.1828 Disraeli Voy. Capt. Popanilla xiv. 176 He had no doubt his mistress would look most charmingly in a bareg...
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yolke
▪ I. yolk, yelk, n.1 (jəʊk, jɛlk) Forms: α. 1 ᵹeolca, ᵹeoloca, ᵹioleca, 3 ȝeolke, 4 yholk(e, 4–5 ȝolke, 5 ȝolk, 7 yeolke, yolke, yowlk, yoalk(e, 8– Sc. yowk, (9 yoke), 7– yolk. β. 4–5 ȝelke, 4–7 yelke, 5 ȝelk, 7 yealk, 6– yelk. [OE. ᵹeolca, ᵹeoleca, -oca, f. ᵹeolu yellow. The spelling yelk appears t...
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bone
▪ I. bone, n. (bəʊn) Forms: 1 bán, baan, 2–3 ban, 3–5 bon, (4 boen, buon), 4–5 boon, (boone, 5 bonne), 3– bone; north. 3–9 bane, 5 baan, bayne; (9 dial. bowne, byen). [Com. Teut.: OE. bán corresp. to OFris. and OS. bên (MDu., Du., LG. been), OHG. (MHG. and mod.G.) bein, ON. bein (Sw. ben, Da. been):...
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drill
▪ I. drill, n.1 (drɪl) Also 5 drylle, 7 dril, drille. [In sense 2, goes with drill v.2; sense 1 offers difficulties, and is not certainly the same word.] † 1. A small draught (of liquid). Obs. rare.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 132/1 Drylle, or lytylle drafte of drynke, haustillus. 2. A (? trickling) rivulet ...
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