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240 words match “BURTON”

JUMBLE v.
followed by together or up. Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together Burton. Every clime and age Jumbled together. Tennyson.
JUMENT n.
A beast; especially, a beast of burden. [Obs.] Fitter for juments than men to feed on. Burton.
JUST a.
hall stand ranged in its just array. Addison. Their named alone would make a just volume. Burton.
KEN v.
To look around. [Obs.] Burton.
LEGATION n.
th or commissioning one person to act for another. "The Divine legation of Moses." Bp. Warburton.
LIVOR n.
Malignity. [P.] Burton.
LOVELOCK n.
by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. Burton. A long lovelock and long hair he wore. Sir W. Scott.
LUXURIATE v.
grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. " Corn luxuriates in a better mold." Burton.
MAGISTRAL n.
A sovereign medicine or remedy. [Obs.] Burton.
MAKE v.
destroy. [Obs.] If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they made him away. Burton.
MALEFICIATE v.
To bewitch; to harm. [Obs.] Burton.
MALEVOLOUS a.
Malevolent. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton.
MERD n.
Ordure; dung. [Obs.] Burton.
METHODISM n.
The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists. Bp. Warburton.
MINION n.
Minimum. [Obs.] Burton.
MOPE n.
A dull, spiritless person. Burton.
MOTION v.
To propose; to move. [Obs.] I want friends to motion such a matter. Burton.
NILL v.
ing; to refuse to act. The actions of the will are "velle" and "nolle," to will and nill. Burton. Will he, nill he, whether he wills it or not.
OBNUBILATE v.
To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] Burton. -- Ob*nu"bi*la"tion, n. [Obs.] Beddoes.
OBSESSION n.
y a spirit from without. Tylor. Whether by obsession or possession, I will not determine. Burton.
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