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PRONOMINAL. See PRONOUN.
PRO RE NATA, pr r n'ta, dealing with something that arises unexpectedly or out of due course, for special business.
PROSY. See PROSE.
PRO TANTO, pr tan'to, for so much: to a certain extent: to the extent mentioned.
PROTEUS. See PROTEAN.
PUCK-BALL. Same as PUFF-BALL.
PUMMEL. Same as POMMEL.
PUMY. See PUMICE.
PUR. See PURR.
PYEBALD. See PIEBALD.
QUESTOR, QUESTORSHIP. See QUAESTOR.
QUIB, kwib. Same as QUIP.
QUI TAM, kw tam, an action on a penal statute, brought partly at the suit of the state and partly at that of an informer--from the first words.
QUITE, kwt . Same as QUIT.
RABDOMANCY. Same as RHABDOMANCY.
RACOON. See RACCOON.
RAFFIA. Same as RAPHIA.
RAINDEER. Same as REINDEER.
RAMAL. See RAMUS.
RAMIFY, RAMIFICATION, &c. See under RAMUS.
RAM-LINE, ram'-ln. See under RAMED.
RANDLE-TREE. See RANTLE-TREE.
RATTING. See RAT.
REARMOUSE. Same as REREMOUSE.
R?AUMUR'S SCALE. See THERMOMETER.
RECUIL, RECULE, r-kl' . Same as RECOIL.
REDDING. See RED .
REDUIT. See REDOUBT .
RE-ENFORCE, RE-ENFORCEMENT. Same as REINFORCE, REINFORCEMENT.
REERMOUSE. Same as REREMOUSE.
REFERRIBLE. Same as REFERABLE.
REHIBITION. See REDHIBITION.
REREWARD. Same as REARWARD.
REVERY. Same as REVERIE.
RHODOMONTADE. Same as RODOMONTADE.
RHOMBUS. Same as RHOMB.
RIATA. See REATA.
RIEVE, RIEVER. Same as REAVE, REAVER.
RILIEVO, or RELIEVO. See ALTO-RELIEVO.
RONCHIL. See RONQUIL.
R?NTGEN RAYS. See X-RAYS.
ROPE, showing method of construction.
ROTHESAY HERALD, one of the six Scottish heralds.
ROUBLE. Same as RUBLE.
ROUEN-CROSS. See CROSS.
ROUM. See ROOM .
RUSMA. See RHUSMA.
Corrections made to printed original.
Under "Octagon" :--"angle", printed as "agle" in original.
Under "Paraclete":--"Paraclt'ice", printed as "Paraclt'i-ce" in original.
Under "Paraclete":--"Paraclt'icon", printed as "Paraclt'i-con" in original.
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