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Word Meanings - SEVENTH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2. 2. Constituting or being one of seven equal

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1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2. 2. Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the seventh part. Seventh day, the seventh day of the week; Saturday. -- Seventh-day Baptists. See under Baptist.

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    One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
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    To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
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    Suffering or enduring together. Sir G. Buck.
  • COMMISSARY
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    Beastliness. Spenser.
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    To wrap up; to cover. Fairfax.
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    In a commercial manner.
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  • BESCATTER
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    To treat with scorn. "Then was he bescorned." Chaucer.
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    The act of naturalizing.
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    Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.
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    An offender. Holland.
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