Vegetate

v. i.

To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate.

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Sculptile

a.

Formed by carving; graven; as, sculptile images.

Yet

conj.

Even; -- used emphatically.

Frivolous

a.

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

Horseshoe

n.

A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof.

Cahincic

a.

Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a species of Brazilian Chiococca, perhaps C. racemosa; as, cahincic acid.

Unhouseled

a.

Not having received the sacrament.

Rifting

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Rift

Caledonian

n.

A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or Scotland.

Facility

n.

Easiness to be persuaded; readiness or compliance; -- usually in a bad sense; pliancy.

Gif

conj.

If.

Felwort

n.

A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family.

Fagot

n.

A bassoon. See Fagotto.