Vellicate
v. t.
To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. →
Yolk
n.
The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. →
Fanciful
a.
Curiously shaped or constructed; as, she wore a fanciful headdress. →
Return
n.
An answer; as, a return to one's question. →
Factory
n.
A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. →
Fall
n.
A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence. →
Upstroke
n.
An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made. →
Flasket
n.
A vessel in which viands are served. →
Backrag
n.
See Bacharach. →
Rule
n.
To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. →
Laundress
v. i.
To act as a laundress. →
Sanguinolency
n.
The state of being sanguinolent, or bloody. →