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240 words match “BURTON”

TENEBROSITY n.
The quality or state of being tenebrous; tenebrousness. Burton.
TETTY a.
Testy; irritable. [Obs.] Burton.
THAUMATURGIC; THAUMATURGICAL a.
Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful. Burton.
THEOLOGASTER n.
A pretender or quack in theology. [R.] Burton.
TIT n.
A woman; -- used in contempt. Burton.
TRADUCTIVE a.
Capable of being deduced; derivable. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
TRANSDIALECT v.
To change or translate from one dialect into another. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
TRIBAL a.
Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes; as, a tribal scepter. Bp. Warburton.
TRIVANT n.
A truant. [Obs.] Burton.
TROPOLOGIC; TROPOLOGICAL a.
Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. Burton. -- Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
TURGENT a.
Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous. Recompensed with turgent titles. Burton.
TYPIFIER n.
One who, or that which, typifies. Bp. Warburton.
UMBRAGEOUS a.
ling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton. -- Um*bra"geous*ly, adv. -- Um*bra"geous*ness, n.
UNAPPROPRIATE a.
Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.
UNCONFOUNDED a.
Not confounded. Bp. Warburton.
VENEROUS a.
Venereous. [Obs.] Burton.
VERSICOLOR; VERSICOLORED a.
Having various colors; changeable in color. "Versicolor, sweet- smelling flowers." Burton.
WEARISH a.
unk. [Obs.] "A wearish hand." Ford. A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by nature. Burton.
WHISTLE v.
in hawking. "AS a long-winged hawk when he is first whistled off the fist, mounts aloft." Burton. (b) Hence, in general, to turn loose; to abandon; to dismiss. I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind To prey at fortune. Shak.
WOOLGATHERING n.
tion; a foolish or useless pursuit or design. His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. Burton.
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