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I think the definition give for brevet in the spelling bee may be unsatisfactory.You will often
see it in Civil War history, where temporary commissions were given that increased
authority but not pay or permanent rank status.
bre[vet
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5ME < OFr, dim. of bref, BRIEF6 [Historical] Mil. a commission nominally promoting an officer to a higher honorary rank without higher pay but, sometimes, with greater authority
vt.
3vet4ted or 3vet4ed, 3vet4ting or 3vet4ing to give a brevet to
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lucarne
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5Fr, altered (by assoc. with OFr luiserne, lantern: see LUCERNE) < OFr lucanne < ? Frank *lukinna, a lamp, dim. < *luk3: for IE base see LIGHT16 a dormer window
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A clear light green color
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hirundine. a. pertaining to or like a swallow; n. such bird.
Not to be confused with enzyme blood sucking leeches use as anticoagularnt
hirudin 1
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5orig. a trademark: < L hirudo, leech + 3IN16 a substance found in the salivary glands of leeches that prevents the coagulation of blood
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
balmacaan
SYLLABICATION:
bal·ma·caan
PRONUNCIATION:
blm-kn, -kän
NOUN:
A loose, full overcoat with raglan sleeves, originally made of rough woolen
cloth.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Balmacaan, an estate near Inverness, Scotland.
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Morigeration makes me think of bodies in a morgue. But I suppose that would be morguigeration.
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Is this lucarne absolutely limited to dormer windows? What about other architechtural structures that stick out from a rooftop?
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What was that light yellow color we wrote about this summer? Oh, yes. Primrose.
Porraceous sounds sickly. Yucky, in fact.
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