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Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.

An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.

Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches. The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state. Owen.

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

Producing miscarriage. -- n.

rogress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt. proved an abortiori.

Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. Carlyle.

One who procures abortion or miscarriage.

Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. [R.]

In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.

The quality of being abortive.

Abortion. [Obs.]

A Russian religious sect founded about the middle of the 18th century at Kharkov. They believe that Christ was wholly human, but that his soul reappears from time to time in mortals. They accept the Ten Commandments and the "useful" portions of the Bible, but deny the need of rulers, priests, or churches, and have no c…

A mineral occurring in small six-sided tabular crystals of a green or yellow color. It is a hydrous vanadate of copper and lime.

Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Abortive. [Obs.] Fuller.

Tending to cause abortion.

To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers. Blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. -- Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion. Knight. -- Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. -- Blind cat (Zoöl.), a specie…

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