Gammadion

n.

A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See Fylfot.

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Babyhood

n.

The state or period of infancy.

Neck

v. t. & i.

To kiss and caress amorously.

Flagrant

a.

Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked.

Fight

v. t.

To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.

Aftergame

n.

A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient.

Calm

n.

To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.

Retene

n.

A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It is extracted from pine tar, and is also found in certain fossil resins.

Rugged

n.

Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.

Scarcement

n.

An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.

Rakishly

adv.

In a rakish manner.

Hybridization

n.

The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.

L

As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language.