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definition |
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| 1 | To gather military information by inspecting an area. | rekÆ" | recce
Slang for reconnaissance. |
| 2 | A dog’s large lip flaps, especially a bloodhound’s. | flÁz | flews |
| 3 | A water diviner. A dowser. | rabÆdà manÅ sÃr | rhabdomancer |
| 4 | A disease of the hairs, in which they stand erect, like porcupine quills. | hi stri s#ÆÃ sis | hystriciasis |
| 5 | A hypothetical lower order of humans who have no speech. | alÆÃ lÃs | alalus |
| 6 | One who has no shadow. An
inhabitant of the torrid zone, who twice a year have the sun directly
overhead at noon. |
ashÆ["] Ãn | ascian
An obsolete plural of Ascian is Ascii (ASH ee ee): spelled exactly like ASCII (ASK ee) text, a word in last year’s bee. |
| 7 | The inability to recognize people by their faces. | prosÆÃ pag n$Æzha | prosopagnosia |
| 8 | Realm. Also: A country house’s acreage. Also: Possession and use of one’s own land. | di m!nÆ | demesne |
| 9 | Railroad sleeping cars. | vA gôN l"Æ | wagons-lits |
| 10 | Specks, dots, threads, beads, or circles that appear to float before the eyes. | musÆk" volÅi tanÆt"z | muscae volitantes
Literally, in Latin: flies flying. |