Screenings

n. pl.

The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.

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Gurge

v. t.

To swallow up.

Lay

n.

A meadow. See Lea.

Fornix

n.

Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.

Fervid

a.

Ardent; vehement; zealous.

Nazaritism

n.

The vow and practice of a Nazarite.

Fashionable

a.

Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.

Acceptableness

n.

The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.

Rub

v. t.

To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.

Frequence

n.

A crowd; a throng; a concourse.

Saltwort

n.

A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.

Water rat

The muskrat.

Jauntily

adv.

In a jaunty manner.