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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Revest

v. t.

To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.

Gossip

n.

A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.

Caligraphic

a.

See Calligraphic.

Acquainted

imp. & p. p.

of Acquaint

Variolation

n.

Inoculation with smallpox.

Sabaeanism

n.

Same as Sabianism.

Saccharimetry

n.

The act, process or method of determining the amount and kind of sugar present in sirup, molasses, and the like, especially by the employment of polarizing apparatus.

Vanadous

a.

Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.

Heartfelt

a.

Hearty; sincere.

Handbill

n.

A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

Calendulin

n.

A gummy or mucilaginous tasteless substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin.

Flickered

imp. & p. p.

of Flicker