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1,110 words match “IDES”

IDES n.
nth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the other months. The ides of March remember. Shak.
ALECTORIDES n.
A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.
ANDROID; ANDROIDES n.
A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
APHIDES n.
See Aphis.
APSIDES n.
See Apsis.
ATLANTIDES n.
The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.
BESIDES prep.
m; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside. Besides your cheer, you shall have sport. Shak.
BESIDES; BESIDE adv. 2 definitions
t has been mentioned; moreover; in addition. The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides Gen. xix. 12. To all beside, as much an empty shade, An Eugene living, as a Cæsar dead. Pope.
BONA FIDES n.
Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.
BRIDESMAID n.
A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.
BRIDESMAN n.
A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the "best man." Sir W. Scott.
BRIDESTAKE n.
und, for guests at a wedding to dance round. Divide the broad bridecake Round about the bridestake. B. Jonson.
CANTHARIDES n.
See cantharis.
CARYATIDES n.
Caryatids.
CHIDESTER n.
A female scold. [Obs.]
DRUIDESS n.
A female Druid; a prophetess.
EPITITHIDES n.
The uppermost member of the cornice of an entablature.
EUMENIDES n.
A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.
FIDES n.
Faith personified as a goddess; the goddess of faith.
HESPERIDES n. 2 definitions
dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides.
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