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An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon.
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A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Caeciliae or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. →
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A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda. →
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Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a smart. →
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Wearing shoes; calceated; -- in distintion from discalced or barefooted; as the calced Carmelites. →
The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkuhn. →
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Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society. →
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A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish. →