Tail

v. i.

To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.

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Fifteen

n.

A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.

Upstand

v. i.

To stand up; to be erected; to rise.

Pahi

n.

A large war canoe of the Society Islands.

Airiness

n.

Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; as, the airiness of young persons.

Underspore

v. t.

To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever.

Acanthopterygii

n. pl.

An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.

Fair

adv.

Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.

Acephalan

a.

Belonging to the Acephala.

Radial

a.

Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections; (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery.

Nephrology

n.

A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

Calcinable

a.

That may be calcined; as, a calcinable fossil.

Juridically

adv.

In a juridical manner.