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SUMMONED |
Called upon |
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ASKED |
Called upon |
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PRAYED |
Called upon God |
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INCIDENT |
Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called
the principal. |
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CALVARY |
A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called
cross calvary. |
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SWALLET |
Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so
called among tin miners. |
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CO-RESPONDENT |
One who is called upon to answer a summons or other
proceeding jointly with another. |
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OPERAND |
The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical
operation is performed; -- called also faciend. |
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SPINE |
The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called
from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae. |
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FOOTROPE |
The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when
reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse. |
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ZOOPHOROUS |
The part between the architrave and cornice; the
frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it. |
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CONTRIBUTORY |
One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon
to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. |
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CEREBROPATHY |
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity,
occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also
brain fag. |
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POWER |
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted
upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of
endurance. |
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INVOLUTE |
A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another
curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute. |
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XANTHOMA |
A skin disease marked by the development or irregular
yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called
also xanthelasma. |
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DIPYRE |
A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so called from the
double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it
phosphorescent. |
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LOMBAR-HOUSE |
A public institution for lending money to the poor at
a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called
also mont de piete. |
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BLOWFLY |
Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its
eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other
animal products. |
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TICKETING |
A periodical sale of ore in the English mining
districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which are written the
bids of the buyers. |
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HYPNOGENIC |
Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the
so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to
cause an attack of hypnotic sleep. |
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BALANCE WHEEL |
A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is
acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches
called a balance). |
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NEPA |
A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon
other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion
bug and water scorpion. |
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RESPONSIBLE |
Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer;
accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the
court for his conduct in the office. |
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ASH WEDNESDAY |
The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in
the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the
foreheads of penitents. |