irrefragable
adj.
5LL irrefragabilis < L in3, IN32 + refragari, to oppose < re3, against + (suf)fragari: see SUFFRAGAN6 that cannot be refuted; indisputable
ir[ref#ra[ga[bil4i[ty
n.
ir[ref4ra[ga[bly
adv.
Agalloch
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print)
Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:41:08
Ag"al*loch (#), A*gal"lo*chum (#), n. [Gr. , of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahalim.]
A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called
also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species.
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
boutade
NOUN:
An impulsive, often illogical turn of mind: bee, caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, impulse,
megrim, notion, vagary, whim, whimsy. Idioms: bee in one's bonnet. See THOUGHTS.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
scrobiculate
SYLLABICATION:
scro·bic·u·late
PRONUNCIATION:
skr-bky-lt, -lt
ADJECTIVE:
Biology Marked with many shallow depressions, grooves, or pits.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin scrobiculus, diminutive of scrobis, trench; see sker-1 in Appendix I +
–ate1.
revirescent adj Lgrowing fresh or young again : reviving
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
iodopsin
SYLLABICATION:
i·o·dop·sin
PRONUNCIATION:
-dpsn
NOUN:
A violet, light-sensitive pigment found in the retinal cones of the eye.
The chayote plant has climbing
vines and leaves that resemble
those of cucumber. The plant is a
perennial in the tropics, where
stems have tendrils and can grow
50 feet long. The plant produces
separate male and female flowers
that are pollinated by bees. The
light green pear-shaped fruit
contains a single edible seed about
1 or 2 inches long. Fruits of
different varieties range from
almost smooth to deeply ridged, and
from cream-colored to green, and
may or may not be covered with
nonsticking prickles. The mature
fruit is 3 to 8 inches long, weighing
from 8 ounces to more than 1
pound. Chayote was cultivated
centuries ago by the Aztecs and
Mayans of Central America.
Other Names: Merliton, Vegetable Pear, Tao tah (Hmong); hayato uri
(Japanese); fut shau kua, ngow-lai choi, tsai hsio li (Chinese); sayote (Filipino);
xu-xu, trai su (Vietnamese); cho cho (West Indies); mirliton (Louisiana).
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The last meaning is the one most often used.
enceinte
n.
5Fr < pp. of enceindre < L incingere, to gird about < in, in + cingere, to surround6
1 the line of works enclosing a fortified place
2 the space so enclosed
en[ceinte 79n sant$; E en sant$8
adj.
5Fr < ML incincta, orig. fem. of incinctus, ungirt < L in3, not + cinctus, pp. of cingere, to gird, surround: see CINCH6 pregnant; with child
morion (1)
n.
5OFr < Sp morri<n < morra, crown of the head, snout: see MORAINE6 a hatlike, crested helmet without beaver or visor and with a curved brim coming to a peak in front and in back, worn in the 16th and 17th cent.
mo[ri[on2 7mbr4c 9n#, mCr$38
n.
5misreading of L mormorion (in early editions of PLINY)6 a variety of quartz, dark-brown to black in color
I could not find this in any dictionary. It is obviously French, from semaine - week.
All I could find was a picture of a tall narrow chest with seven drawers. Maybe to
keep clean socks and underwear for each day of the week. What's your guess?