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A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate . Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil. A beautifully colored finch , native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and
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A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate . Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil. A beautifully colored finch , native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch. Any other similar bird of the same genus. (more info) 1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. 2. Etym:
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- CALLOSUM
The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus. - MINIONLIKE; MINIONLY
Like a minion; daintily. Camden. - COLORMAN
A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds. - CALLOW
1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play . - STATESMANLIKE
Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman. - CALLE
A kind of head covering; a caul. Chaucer. - UNITERABLE
Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne. - PRINTLESS
Making no imprint. Milton. - SOUTHERNLINESS
Southerliness. - UNITIVE
Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor. - COLORATE
Colored. Ray. - COLORIMETRY
The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a substance. 2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that of a standard liquid. - CALL
callen, AS. ceallin; akin to Icel & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen 1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak. 2. To summon to the discharge of a particular - UNITARIANISM
The doctrines of Unitarians. - PRINTA-BLE
Worthy to be published. - CALLIOPE
The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. (more info) beautiful) + - UNITARIANIZE
To change or turn to Unitarian views. - CALLOT
A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte. B. Jonson. - CALLIGRAPHIC; CALLIGRAPHICAL
Of or pertaining to calligraphy. Excellence in the calligraphic act. T. Warton. - PRINT
To strike off an impression or impressions of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other publication); as, to print books, newspapers, - ELIMINATIVE
Relating to, or carrying on, elimination. - NOMINATIVELY
In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative. - GYMNASTICALLY
In a gymnastic manner. - EMANATIVE
Issuing forth; effluent. - DOMINATIVE
Governing; ruling; imperious. Sir E. Sandys. - HYPERCRITICALLY
In a hypercritical manner. - SCALLION
A kind of small onion , native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. 2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek. Amer. Cyc. - UNEMPIRICALLY
Not empirically; without experiment or experience. - CONCOLOR
Of the same color; of uniform color. "Concolor animals." Sir T. Browne. - UNIVOCALLY
In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin Bp. Hall. - PARABOLICALLY
1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner. 2. In the form of a parabola. - STEREOGRAPHICALLY
In a stereographical manner; by delineation on a plane. - HEMEROCALLIS
A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.