replevin, noun, verb.
noun 1. the recovery of goods taken from a person
upon his giving security that the case shall be tried
in court and the goods returned if he is defeated.
2. the writ by which the goods are thus recovered.
v.t. to recover (goods) by replevin.

Believe it or not, I first encountered this word in a pulp magazine cowboy story, about the rancher who got a "writ of replevin" to take possession of some unbranded calves that
Had been found where the rustlers hid them. Then he could show that their mothers
Accepted them back, proving they were indeed his callves.



claque, noun.
1. a group of persons hired to applaud in a theater.
2. a group that applauds or follows another person
for selfish reasons.

Compare with "clique"
clique 7klck; also klik8 I think the second pronunciation stinks. If you're going to use a foreign word, learn how to pronounce it correctly.
n.
5Fr < OFr cliquer, to make a noise: of echoic orig.6 a small, exclusive circle of people; snobbish or narrow coterie
-SYN COTERIE
cliqu4ish 73i*8, cliqu$ey, or cliqu$y 73c8
adj.
cliqu4ish[ly
adv.

bonbonniere, noun.(French.)
1. a candy box.
2. a person or establishment that makes or sells candy.

Abbevillian or Abbevillean, adjective.
of or having to do with a paleolithic culture of
the glacial period in Europe, in which early
recognizable stone tools, crude hand axes, were
made. Formerly called Chellean.


dactyloscopy, noun. A dandy word, but I have never seen it used.
the identification of criminals or other persons
by means of fingerprints.


gemutlich, adjective.(German.)
comfortable and contented; congenial; cozy. And only a mutt would omit the umlaut on the "u".


carolus, noun, pl. -luses, -li.
1. an English gold coin struck in the reign
of Charles I, originally worth 20 shillings.
2. any one of various coins issued under kings
named Charles.


angiocarpous, adjective.
having a fruit enclosed in a distinct covering.


waulk, transitive verb.
to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by soaking,
heating, pounding, and rubbing. First time I ever saw it spelled with a "u" There is a well known family name derived from this as an occupation.

disculpate, transitive verb, -pated, -pating.
to free from blame or fault; exculpate.