Landing

n.

The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

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Flowerage

n.

State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.

Reak

n.

A prank.

Forcemeat

n.

Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing.

Feat

n.

A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick; as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.

Libant

a.

Sipping; touching lightly.

Undirectly

adv.

Indirectly.

Kate

n.

The brambling finch.

Homotaxy

n.

Same as Homotaxis.

Scammony

n.

An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.

Relucent

a.

Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; luminous; splendid.

Heroic

a.

Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.

Jager

n.

A sharpshooter. See Yager.