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A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.
Next Wordv. i.
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. →
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To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one. →
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A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache. →
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One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite. →