Faun

n.

A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man.

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Ravel

v. i.

To fall into perplexity and confusion.

Rabble

n.

An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling.

Homoptera

n. pl.

A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera.

Rocky

a.

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

Hair

n.

A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.

Sateen

n.

A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.

Roof

v. t.

To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.

Glutinate

v. t.

To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together.

Greillade

n.

Iron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the Catalan process.

Friendly

a.

Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.

Runt

a.

A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.

Scrippage

n.

The contents of a scrip, or wallet.