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5 words match “EXPURGATOR”

EXPURGATOR n.
One who expurgates or purifies.
EXPURGATORIAL a.
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory. Milman.
EXPURGATORIOUS a.
Expurgatory. [Obs.] "Expurgatorious indexes." Milton.
EXPURGATORY a.
Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. "Expurgatory animadversions." Sir T. Browne. Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.
INDEX n.
e applied to the instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment. -- Index expurgatorius. Etym: [L.] See Index prohibitorius (below). -- Index finger. See Index, 5. -- Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc. -- Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other regis…