Vicious

a.

Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse.

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Gyron

n.

A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief corner.

Resurgent

n.

One who rises again, as from the dead.

Gazetteer

n.

A geographical dictionary; a book giving the names and descriptions, etc., of many places.

Notching

n.

A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.

Ferrocyanide

n.

One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron and some other base.

Roundhouse

n.

A privy near the bow of the vessel.

Sambuke

n.

An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is unknown.

Rehabilitated

imp. & p. p.

of Rehabilitate

Hilar

a.

Belonging to the hilum.

Lamellas

pl.

of Lamella

Guzzle

v. t.

To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer.

Node

n.

The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.