Nonresistant

a.

Making no resistance.

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Restraint

n.

The state of being restrained.

Ruck

v. t. & i.

To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.

Hoatzin

n.

Same as Hoazin.

Remove

v. t.

To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.

Verd

n.

Greenness; freshness.

Relation

n.

Reference; respect; regard.

Lar

n.

A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house.

Macro-chemistry

n.

The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry.

Granilla

n.

Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.

Hobbyhorse

n.

A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride.

Gag

v. i.

To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.

Upstand

v. i.

To stand up; to be erected; to rise.