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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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ASSUEFACTION n.
accustomed; habituation. [Obs.] Custom and studies efform the soul like wax, and by assuefaction introduce a nature. Jer. Taylor.
AU FAIT n.
Expert; skillful; well instructed.
AVIFAUNA n.
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
BABY FARM n.
A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.
BABY FARMER n.
One who keeps a baby farm.
BABY FARMING n.
The business of keeping a baby farm.
BACKFALL n.
A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.
BALD-FACED a.
Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.
BAREFACED a. 2 definitions
With the face uncovered; not masked. "You will play barefaced." Shak.
BAREFACEDLY adv.
Openly; shamelessly. Locke.
BAREFACEDNESS n.
The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.
BEFALL v. 2 definitions
To happen to. I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak.
BELL-FACED a.
Having the striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.
BENEFACTION n. 2 definitions
The act of conferring a benefit. Johnson.
BENEFACTOR n.
One who confers a benefit or benefits. Bacon.
BENEFACTRESS n.
A woman who confers a benefit. His benefactress blushes at the deed. Cowper.
BIFACIAL a.
Having the opposite surfaces alike.
BIFARIOUS a. 2 definitions
Twofold; arranged in two rows.
BIFARIOUSLY adv.
In a bifarious manner.
BIRD FANCIER n. 2 definitions
One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
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