Nonagesimal

n.

The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.

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Pairment

n.

Impairment.

Jolter

n.

One who, or that which, jolts.

Callosities

pl.

of Callosity

Reem

v. t.

To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.

Nettling

n.

The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

Harmonic

a.

Alt. of Harmonical

Undersphere

n.

A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite.

Verbal

a.

Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.

Fuzz

v. t.

To make drunk.

Vanquishment

n.

The act of vanquishing, or the state of being vanquished.

Verditer

n.

Either one of two pigments (called blue verditer, and green verditer) which are made by treating copper nitrate with calcium carbonate (in the form of lime, whiting, chalk, etc.) They consist of hydrated copper carbonates analogous to the minerals azurite and malachite.

Rayah

n.

A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax.