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69. stifnes(se n.
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stifnesse
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Rigidity, inflexibility; hardness; (b) med. & physiol. inelasticity or lack of suppleness in the body or its parts; pathological difficulty in moving; (c) strength; also, strength of character……
71. superflū̆itẹ̄ n.
73 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) An excess in number or quantity, overabundance; also, an unnecessary number or part; (b) excess growth on a tree, the molt or exuviae cast off periodically by some animals, an excess number of……
72. temperāment n.
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(a) The action of moderating the excessive degree of a quality in a bodily component; the regulation of the vital spirit of the body; (b) a moderate or an intermediate level with respect to qualities……
73. temperaunce n.
45 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Restraint, forbearance, moderation, temperateness;— also pl.; a habit or practice of proper restraint or moderation [quot. c1475(c1450)]; (b) temperance as one of the cardinal virtues; also person……
75. terrestreis n. plural
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Physiol. Those components of the humors derived from the element of earth.
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76. terrestritẹ̄ n.
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Physiol. The combination of coldness and dryness characteristic of the element of earth and the corresponding humor of melancholy; also, alch. earthen substance [last quot.].
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77. thikkenes(se n.
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thikkenesse
57 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) One of the three dimensions of a solid object, depth as opposed to length and breadth; also fig.; also, the diameter of a spherical object; (b) comparatively great depth; comparatively great……
80. transglūciǒun n.
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Physiol. Swallowing, deglutition.
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