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344 words match “LYN”

FUNEST a.
l. [R.] "Funest and direful deaths." Coleridge. A forerunner of something very funest. Evelyn.
FUNGUS n.
A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds. Hoblyn.
GALLANT a.
; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed. The town is built in a very gallant place. Evelyn. Our royal, good and gallant ship. Shak.
GERMOGEN n.
A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. Balfour.
GHETTO n.
e Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city. I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell. Evelyn.
GLEEK n.
A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] Pepys. Evelyn.
GLEET n.
nt mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra, commonly an effect of gonorrhea. Hoblyn.
GUIDON n.
avalry has a guidon. The pendants and guidons were carried by the officer of the army. Evelyn.
HARPING IRON n.
A harpoon. Evelyn.
HIBERNATION n.
The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn.
HISTORIZE v.
To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. [R.] Evelyn.
HOME n.
See Homelyn.
HOMOGENEOUS a.
Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial.
HORTENSIAL a.
Fit for a garden. [Obs.] Evelyn.
HORTULAN a.
Belonging to a garden. [Obs.] Evelyn.
HOUSE v.
ble shed. Young. House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. Evelyn.
HUSBAND n. 2 definitions
He is the neatest husband for curious ordering his domestic and field accommodations. Evelyn.
HUZZA n.
A shout of huzza; a cheer; a hurrah. They made a great huzza or shout. Evelyn.
HYGROSTATICS n.
The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture. Evelyn.
HYPERCRITICAL a.
Excessively nice or exact. Evelyn.
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