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2:01 -- When a kid from Illinois spells "sortileger" (someone who tells fortunes), the
judges use instant replay to make sure he spelled it correctly (nope). For God's sake,
even the Spelling Bee instituted instant replay before the NBA did. Unbelievable.



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straiten
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1 [Now Rare] a) to make strait or narrow b) to hem in closely c) to restrict or confine in scope, range, etc.; hamper
2 to bring into difficulties; cause to be in distress or want: usually in the phrase in straitened circumstances, lacking sufficient money



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guttate
adj.
5L guttatus < gutta, a drop6
1 in the form of drops
2 spotted, as with drops



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EPIPHORA: An overflow of tears down the cheek, often due to blockage of the tear ducts that normally direct the flow of
tears from the eye down into the nasal cavity.Definition from Hurnik et al., 1995.



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pelisse
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5Fr < OFr < VL pellicia, for pellicia (vestis) < L pellicius, made of skins < pellis, a skin:
for IE base see FELL46 a long cloak or outer coat, esp. one made, lined, or trimmed with fur



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A rich figured silk


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Someone to give aid or support


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Also what many sportsmen have on the sole of their shoes. ok, it's a stretch


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One of the small points of a stag's antlers.


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Inflammation of the iris of the eye.


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