The
Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing - A Manual of Ready Reference
Author:
Joseph Triemens
Aperients - Laxative.
Averment - Assert
formally as a fact.
Biliousness - Peevish;
irritable; cranky; extremely unpleasant or distasteful.
bill of attainder - Legislative
determination imposing punishment without trial.
Bodkin - Small,
sharply pointed instrument to make holes in fabric or leather.
Carnelian - Pale to
deep red or reddish-brown.
Catarrhal - Inflammation
of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by
excessive secretions.
cholera morbus - Acute
gastroenteritis occurring in summer and autumn; symptoms are severe cramps,
diarrhea, and vomiting.
Conspectus - General
or comprehensive view; survey; digest; summary.
Copperas - Ferrous
sulfate.
Cumulation - Accumulation,
heap, mass.
Diathesis - Constitutional
predisposition.
Disseised - Dispossess
unlawfully or unjustly; oust.
emercement (amercement)
- Fine not fixed by law; inflicting an arbitrary penalty.
Emoluments - Payment
for an office or employment; compensation.
Erebus - Greek
Mythology; the dark region of the
underworld through which the dead must pass before they reach Hades.
Erraticism - Deviating
from the usual conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer.
Histologist - One
who does anatomical studies of the microscopic structure of animal and plant
tissues.
Impecuniosity - Having
little or no money; penniless; poor.
Indurated - Hardened;
obstinate; unfeeling.
Inheres - Inherent
or innate.
Intendent - Title of
various government officials or administrators.
Irondequoit - Town
of western New York on Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay, near Rochester.
Lees - Sediment
settling during fermentation, especially wine; dregs.
Luxation - Displacement
or misalignment of a joint or organ.
Marque (letter of) -
Commission granted by a state to a private citizen to capture and confiscate the merchant ships of another
nation.
Meerschaum - Fine,
compact, usually white clay-like mineral of hydrous magnesium silicate,
H4Mg2Si3O10, used for tobacco pipes, building stone and - ornamental carvings.
Also called sepiolite.
Orfila - Mathieu
Orfila (1787-1853). Chemist, founder of toxicology.
Pearlash - Potassium
carbonate.
Prosody - Study of
the metrical structure of verse.
Prussian blue - Dark
blue crystalline hydrated compound, Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3.xH2O; ferric
ferrocyanide.
Putrescibles - Liable
to decay or spoil or become putrid.
Quassia - Shrub or
small tree of tropical America, Quassia amara. Prepared form of the heartwood,
used as an insecticide and in medicine as a tonic to dispel intestinal worms
quoits - Game;
player throws rings of rope or flattened metal at an upright peg, attempting to
encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
rotten stone - Porous,
lightweight, siliceous sedimentary rock; shells of diatoms or
radiolarians or of
finely weathered chert, used as an abrasive and a polish.
Saltpetre - Potassium
nitrate, KNO3.
Sciatica - Pain
extending from the hip down the back of the thigh and surrounding
area.
Spatulate - Shaped
like a spatula; rounded like a spoon.
Sustension - Sustaining.
Tete d'armee - Head
of Army.
Theine - Caffeine.
Towardliness - Apt
to learn; promising; docile; tractable; propitious; seasonable.
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