Lacune

n.

A lacuna.

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Laud

v. i.

Music or singing in honor of any one.

Fail

v. i.

To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails.

Scald

n.

One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes.

Undoubtable

a.

Indubitable.

Gouge

n.

A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve.

Unhooked

a.

Without nooks and corners; guileless.

Washed

imp. & p. p.

of Wash

Fasciculi

pl.

of Fasciculus

Rain-tight

a.

So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof.

Hiccough

v. i.

To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.

Vauntingly

adv.

In a vaunting manner.

Nightgown

n.

A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment.