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... skin : v . to rise in blisters : blis'tery , a . blithe , a . blith ( AS . ) , gay ; merry ; joyous : also in same sense blithe'some , a .: blithely , ad .: blithe'someness , n . bloat , v . blot ( Icel . blautr , soft ) , to swell ; to ...
... skin : v . to rise in blisters : blis'tery , a . blithe , a . blith ( AS . ) , gay ; merry ; joyous : also in same sense blithe'some , a .: blithely , ad .: blithe'someness , n . bloat , v . blot ( Icel . blautr , soft ) , to swell ; to ...
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... skin of the buffalo ; a colour near to yellow : adj . of the colour of buff - leather , or made of it : buffalo , a kind of wild ox . buffer , n . buffer ( Low Ger . buffen , to strike ) , apparatus at the ends of railway carriages ...
... skin of the buffalo ; a colour near to yellow : adj . of the colour of buff - leather , or made of it : buffalo , a kind of wild ox . buffer , n . buffer ( Low Ger . buffen , to strike ) , apparatus at the ends of railway carriages ...
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... skin ) , hardened in mind ; unfeeling : cal'lousness , n .: callos'ity , n . a horny hardness on the skin . callow , a . kallo ( L. calvus , bare ) , destitute of feathers , as a bird . calm , a . kam ( It . calma , absence of wind ) ...
... skin ) , hardened in mind ; unfeeling : cal'lousness , n .: callos'ity , n . a horny hardness on the skin . callow , a . kallo ( L. calvus , bare ) , destitute of feathers , as a bird . calm , a . kam ( It . calma , absence of wind ) ...
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... skin , or the bark of trees . canon , n . kanion ( L. canon ) , in Church affairs , a rule or law in discipline or doctrine ; the Holy Scriptures , called the sacred canon ; a dignitary of the church : canon'ical , a . according to the ...
... skin , or the bark of trees . canon , n . kanion ( L. canon ) , in Church affairs , a rule or law in discipline or doctrine ; the Holy Scriptures , called the sacred canon ; a dignitary of the church : canon'ical , a . according to the ...
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... skin . chamois , n . shamwâ ( F. chamois ) , a kind of goat or antelope ; a leather originally made from its skin . chamomile , n . kam'o - mil or mil - see camo- mile . champ , v . champ ( Icel . kampa , to chew ) , to bite with ...
... skin . chamois , n . shamwâ ( F. chamois ) , a kind of goat or antelope ; a leather originally made from its skin . chamomile , n . kam'o - mil or mil - see camo- mile . champ , v . champ ( Icel . kampa , to chew ) , to bite with ...
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