Abridgment

n.

The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.

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Verge

n.

The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.

Scruff

n.

The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.

Hydrometric

a.

Alt. of Hydrometrical

Glossa

n.

The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

Negligently

adv.

In a negligent manner.

Unpolicied

a.

Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.

Remorse

n.

The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.

Veiling

n.

A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils.

Noonshun

n.

See Nunchion.

Gem

n.

A bud.

Recurvate

v. t.

To bend or curve back; to recurve.

Radiary

n.

A radiate.