Palatal

a.

Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

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L

n.

An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing.

Take

v. t.

To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.

Scud

n.

The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.

Allowably

adv.

In an allowable manner.

Rhopalic

a.

Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.

Sacrificed

imp. & p. p.

of Sacrifice

Sealed

imp. & p. p.

of Seal

Galactophagist

n.

One who eats, or subsists on, milk.

Graduate

v. i.

To taper, as the tail of certain birds.

Filicide

n.

The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder.

Unsaddle

v. t.

To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse.

Revelled

of Revel