Land

n.

The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.

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Keep

v. t.

To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent.

Wad

n.

A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow.

Fergusonite

n.

A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.

Adumbrate

v. t.

To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.

Judgment

v. i.

The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge; the mandate or sentence of God as the judge of all.

Affect

v. t.

To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.

Jouncing

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Jounce

Hemiplegy

n.

Hemiplegia.

Unwind

v. t.

To disentangle.

Lacashire boiler

A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end.

Grapplement

n.

A grappling; close fight or embrace.

Adhesion

n.

Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.