Figeater

n.

A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.

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Palestric

a.

Alt. of Palestrical

Kaffle

n.

See Coffle.

Fleeced

a.

Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced.

Pack

n.

To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; -- sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to school.

Ramp

v. i.

To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.

Hindustani

n.

The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.

Fissure

v. t.

To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.

Fulsome

a.

Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.

Naphthazarin

n.

A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin.

Air

n.

To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.

Fly

v. i.

Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.

Unlikeness

n.

The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity.