Alburnum

n.

The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.

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Verify

v. t.

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

Acouchy

n.

A small species of agouti (Dasyprocta acouchy).

Hydrometrical

a.

Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination of the specific gravity of fluids.

First-rate

a.

Of the highest excellence; preeminent in quality, size, or estimation.

Urao

n.

See Trona.

Earcap

n.

A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.

Huffcap

a.

Blustering; swaggering.

Heriotable

a.

Subject to the payment of a heriot.

Finalities

pl.

of Finality

Judge

v. i.

A person appointed to decide in a/trial of skill, speed, etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge in a horse race.

Savor

v. t.

To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor.

C

C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek /, /, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph/nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are i...