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LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The...

LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The...

LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The distinguishing device of civilization and enlightenment.

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LEAD, n. A...

LEAD, n. A...

LEAD, n. A heavy blue-gray metal much used in giving stability to light lovers -- particularly to those who love not...

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LICKSPITTLE, n. A...

LICKSPITTLE, n. A...

LICKSPITTLE, n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper . . . the lickspittle is only the...

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MIRACLE, n. An...

MIRACLE, n. An...

MIRACLE, n. An act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable, as beating a normal hand of four kings and...

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MOLECULE, n. The...

MOLECULE, n. The...

MOLECULE, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. It is distinguished from the corpuscle, also the ultimate,...

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MERCHANT, n. One...

MERCHANT, n. One...

MERCHANT, n. One engaged in a commercial pursuit. A commercial pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a...

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MINISTER, n. An...

MINISTER, n. An...

MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign...

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NEIGHBOR, n. One...

NEIGHBOR, n. One...

NEIGHBOR, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us...

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MONKEY, n. An...

MONKEY, n. An...

MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.

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OSTRICH, n. A...

OSTRICH, n. A...

OSTRICH, n. A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe . . . . The absence of a...

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EXILE, n. One...

EXILE, n. One...

EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador.

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FELON, n. A...

FELON, n. A...

FELON, n. A person of greater enterprise than discretion, who in embracing an opportunity has formed an unfortunate...

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FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin]...

FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin]...

FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person -- a method by which a litigant without money for lawyers is...

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HANDKERCHIEF, n. A...

HANDKERCHIEF, n. A...

HANDKERCHIEF, n. A small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble offices about the face and especially...

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HUMANITY, n. The...

HUMANITY, n. The...

HUMANITY, n. The human race, collectively, exclusive of the anthropoid poets.

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HONORABLE, adj. Afflicted...

HONORABLE, adj. Afflicted...

HONORABLE, adj. Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all...

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I, pro. In...

I, pro. In...

I, pro. In grammar it is a pronoun of the first person and singular number. Its plural is said to be We, but how there...

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IMBECILITY, n. A...

IMBECILITY, n. A...

IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this...

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INCUMBENT, n. A...

INCUMBENT, n. A...

INCUMBENT, n. A person of the liveliest interest to the outcumbents.

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INSURANCE, n. An...

INSURANCE, n. An...

INSURANCE, n. An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction...

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