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tournedos, noun, pl. -dos.
one of several small slices cut from the center of
the fillet of beef.
perilune, noun.
that point in the orbit of a spacecraft where
it comes closest to the moon; pericynthion.
satrap, noun.
1. a ruler, often a tyrant, who is subordinate to
a higher ruler.
2. a governor of a province under the ancient
Persian monarchy.
ebullition, noun.
1. an outburst (as of feeling). Ex. This ebullition of
feeling ... came as a real shock to Lady and Lord Valleys
(John Galsworthy).
2. a boiling or bubbling up.
caponier, noun.
a work or covered passage in or across a ditch in
a military fortification.
taiaha, noun.
a kind of club or staff about six feet long,
carved at one end and frequently ornamented
with feathers, used by Maori chiefs as a badge
of office, and sometimes for fighting.
uranography, noun.
the science of describing and mapping the heavens
and the position of the heavenly bodies. Also, ouranography.
one of several small slices cut from the center of
the fillet of beef.
perilune, noun.
that point in the orbit of a spacecraft where
it comes closest to the moon; pericynthion.
satrap, noun.
1. a ruler, often a tyrant, who is subordinate to
a higher ruler.
2. a governor of a province under the ancient
Persian monarchy.
ebullition, noun.
1. an outburst (as of feeling). Ex. This ebullition of
feeling ... came as a real shock to Lady and Lord Valleys
(John Galsworthy).
2. a boiling or bubbling up.
caponier, noun.
a work or covered passage in or across a ditch in
a military fortification.
taiaha, noun.
a kind of club or staff about six feet long,
carved at one end and frequently ornamented
with feathers, used by Maori chiefs as a badge
of office, and sometimes for fighting.
uranography, noun.
the science of describing and mapping the heavens
and the position of the heavenly bodies. Also, ouranography.