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Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.

Overscrupulousness.

To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.

The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.

The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvæ of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.

An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc.

Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic.

tery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant. Thou, with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite, obey'st. Milton. Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would seek to be free guests at rich men's tables. Udall.

Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.

Anything used to destroy parasites. Quain.

The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court parasitism." Milton.

A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.

The state or quality of being pendulous. Sir T. Browne.

A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in isometric crystals.

Perpension. [Obs.]

r for a specific service. The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded as the perquisite of the soldiers. Prescott. The best perquisites of a place are the advantages it gaves a man of doing good. Addison.

Supplied with perquisites. [Obs.] "Perquisited varlets frequent stand." Savage.

A thorough inquiry of search. [R.] Berkeley.

The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.

A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also christianite.