Figure

n.

To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

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Fust

n.

A strong, musty smell; mustiness.

Fining

n.

The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire.

Hydrosulphurous

a.

Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid, under Hyposulphurous.

Fingering

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Finger

Hydronephrosis

n.

An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages.

Resolve

v. i.

To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

Abscission

n.

The state of being cut off.

Adeem

v. t.

To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift.

Saturated

a.

Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.

Humanitarian

a.

Benevolent; philanthropic.

Aesthetican

n.

One versed in aesthetics.

Adjust

v. t.

To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.