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gardyloo: (n) A warning cry uttered (in old Edinburgh) before throwing dirty water from the window into the street. "To make the gardyloo": to throw the dirty water out.
prolix: (adj) 1. Of long duration, lengthy, protracted; overlong, overextended.
2. Of speech, writing, vocal music, etc.: tediously lengthy; using or containing too many words; long-winded, wordy, verbose.
3. Of a person: given to or characterized by tedious lengthiness in speech or writing.
4. Long in measurement or extent.
pyralis: (n) 1. A mythical fly believed to live in or be generated by fire.
2. A bird (perhaps a kind of pigeon) mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman authors.
3. A genus of small moths regarded as the type of the family Pyralidae; a moth of this genus.
scandaluca: (n) Certhia scandulaca; the common creeper of Europe.
conduce: (v) 1. To lead, conduct, bring.
2. To bring together, contribute.
3. To engage for money or other consideration; to hire.
4. To bring about, bring to effect.
5. To lead.
6. 'To conduce to': to lead or tend towards (a result); to aid in bringing about, contribute to, make for, further, promote, subserve.
7. To be profitable or advantageous (to).
bravura: (n) 1. Display of daring or defiance; brilliancy of execution, dash; attempt at brilliant performance.
2. A passage or piece of music requiring great skill and spirit in its execution, written to task the artist's powers.
quattrocento: (n) The 15th century in Italy, considered in terms of its art and architecture.
(adj) Of or relating to the 15th century in Italy, or the art and architecture of this period.
sherpa: (n) 1. (A member of) a Tibetan people living on the southern slopes of the Himalayas
2. A mountain guide or porter; a guide; an official who makes the preparations for a summit conference.
windlass: (n) 1. A mechanical contrivance working on the principle of the wheel and axle, on a horizontal axis (thus distinguished from a capstan); consisting of a roller or beam, resting on supports, round which a rope or chain is wound; used for various purposes, esp. on board ship for weighing the anchor or hauling upon a purchase, at the head of a mine-shaft for hoisting coal or other mineral, or for raising a bucket from a well.
2. Applied to various smaller contrivances of a similar kind: a winch used in discharging a cross-bow or a pistol; a reel on an angler's rod, or for winding yarn.
3. A circuit made to intercept the game in hunting; generally a circuit, circuitous movement: especially in the phrase 'to fetch a windlass' - to make a circuit, go round about, ‘fetch a compass’.
4. A circuitous course of action; a round-about proceeding; a crafty device.
gamesome: (adj) Full of game or play; frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive.
hermeneutical: (adj) Belonging to or concerned with interpretation; especially as distinguished from exegesis or practical exposition.
tung: (n) 1. Any of three trees of the genus Aleurites or Vernicia (family Euphorbiaceæ), A. fordii, A. cordata, and A. montana, which are native to China and Japan and are cultivated there and elsewhere for the oil from their seeds.
2. The oil extracted from seeds of the tung tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of inks, paints, and varnishes
cautelous: (adj) 1. Full of cautels; deceitful, crafty, artful, wily.
2. Cautious, wary, heedful, circumspect.
cautel: (n) 1. A crafty device, artifice, stratagem; a trick, sleight, deceit.
2. Cunning, craftiness, wiliness, trickery.
3. Caution, wariness, heedfulness.
4. A precaution; in Law, etc., an exception, restriction, or reservation made for precaution's sake.
5. Ecclesiastically: A caution or direction for the proper administration of the sacraments.
charactery: (n) 1. Expression of thought by symbols or characters; the characters or symbols collectively.
2. Specifically, shorthand.
3. Delineation of character.
prolix: (adj) 1. Of long duration, lengthy, protracted; overlong, overextended.
2. Of speech, writing, vocal music, etc.: tediously lengthy; using or containing too many words; long-winded, wordy, verbose.
3. Of a person: given to or characterized by tedious lengthiness in speech or writing.
4. Long in measurement or extent.
pyralis: (n) 1. A mythical fly believed to live in or be generated by fire.
2. A bird (perhaps a kind of pigeon) mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman authors.
3. A genus of small moths regarded as the type of the family Pyralidae; a moth of this genus.
scandaluca: (n) Certhia scandulaca; the common creeper of Europe.
conduce: (v) 1. To lead, conduct, bring.
2. To bring together, contribute.
3. To engage for money or other consideration; to hire.
4. To bring about, bring to effect.
5. To lead.
6. 'To conduce to': to lead or tend towards (a result); to aid in bringing about, contribute to, make for, further, promote, subserve.
7. To be profitable or advantageous (to).
bravura: (n) 1. Display of daring or defiance; brilliancy of execution, dash; attempt at brilliant performance.
2. A passage or piece of music requiring great skill and spirit in its execution, written to task the artist's powers.
quattrocento: (n) The 15th century in Italy, considered in terms of its art and architecture.
(adj) Of or relating to the 15th century in Italy, or the art and architecture of this period.
sherpa: (n) 1. (A member of) a Tibetan people living on the southern slopes of the Himalayas
2. A mountain guide or porter; a guide; an official who makes the preparations for a summit conference.
windlass: (n) 1. A mechanical contrivance working on the principle of the wheel and axle, on a horizontal axis (thus distinguished from a capstan); consisting of a roller or beam, resting on supports, round which a rope or chain is wound; used for various purposes, esp. on board ship for weighing the anchor or hauling upon a purchase, at the head of a mine-shaft for hoisting coal or other mineral, or for raising a bucket from a well.
2. Applied to various smaller contrivances of a similar kind: a winch used in discharging a cross-bow or a pistol; a reel on an angler's rod, or for winding yarn.
3. A circuit made to intercept the game in hunting; generally a circuit, circuitous movement: especially in the phrase 'to fetch a windlass' - to make a circuit, go round about, ‘fetch a compass’.
4. A circuitous course of action; a round-about proceeding; a crafty device.
gamesome: (adj) Full of game or play; frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive.
hermeneutical: (adj) Belonging to or concerned with interpretation; especially as distinguished from exegesis or practical exposition.
tung: (n) 1. Any of three trees of the genus Aleurites or Vernicia (family Euphorbiaceæ), A. fordii, A. cordata, and A. montana, which are native to China and Japan and are cultivated there and elsewhere for the oil from their seeds.
2. The oil extracted from seeds of the tung tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of inks, paints, and varnishes
cautelous: (adj) 1. Full of cautels; deceitful, crafty, artful, wily.
2. Cautious, wary, heedful, circumspect.
cautel: (n) 1. A crafty device, artifice, stratagem; a trick, sleight, deceit.
2. Cunning, craftiness, wiliness, trickery.
3. Caution, wariness, heedfulness.
4. A precaution; in Law, etc., an exception, restriction, or reservation made for precaution's sake.
5. Ecclesiastically: A caution or direction for the proper administration of the sacraments.
charactery: (n) 1. Expression of thought by symbols or characters; the characters or symbols collectively.
2. Specifically, shorthand.
3. Delineation of character.
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