Agnus Dei

A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

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Nigh

a.

In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.

Law

n.

In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.

Scrap

v. t.

Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.

Almightily

adv.

With almighty power.

Unciatim

adv.

Ounce by ounce.

Act

v. t.

To perform; to execute; to do.

Hood

n.

The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet.

Unsonable

a.

Incapable of being sounded.

Valhalla

n.

Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.

Reform

n.

Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.

Roll

v. i.

To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.

Fell

a.

Gall; anger; melancholy.