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hylæosaurus
‖ hylæosaurus Palæont. (haɪliːəʊˈsɔːrəs) Also hyˈlæosaur. [mod.L. (Mantell, 1832), f. Gr. ὑλαῖος belonging to forests (f. ὕλη wood) + σαῦρος lizard.] A gigantic fossil saurian, found in the Wealden formation of Tilgate forest, chiefly characterized by a dermal ridge of large bony spines.1833 Sir C. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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weald
▪ I. weald (wiːld) Forms: 1 weald, 3–4, 6 welde, 5 weeld, 5–6, 8 weld; 6–9 wild(e, wyld(e, 7 wile; 6 weylde, 6–7 weild(e, 7 wield, 6– weald. [OE. weald ‘forest’ (the WS. equivalent of Anglian wald: see wold), normally developing into southern ME. wēld(e, weeld; the modern spelling, which is due to L... Oxford English Dictionary
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Wealden
Wealden, a. and n. (ˈwiːldən) [f. weald + -en4. The suffix is here employed arbitrarily in a sense remote from its ordinary use. As the formation of the word was app. suggested by the adjs. in -en, it may be presumed that the inventor regarded the adjectival use as primary, and the substantival use ... Oxford English Dictionary
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