laconic
91la|con|i|cum — «luh KON uh kuhm», noun. the sweating room of an ancient Roman bath. ╂[< Latin Laconicum, neuter of Lacōnicus (because it was first used by the Spartans); see etym. under laconic (Cf. ↑laconic)] …
92NUMBERS, BOOK OF — (Heb. בְּמִדְבַּר; in the wilderness ), the fourth book of the Pentateuch. Like the other books of the Pentateuch, its name in Hebrew is taken from the first significant word in the book (the fifth word in chapter 1), which also reflects its… …
93TALMUD, BABYLONIAN — (Heb. תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי), a literary work of monumental proportions (5,894 folio pages in the standard printed editions), which draws upon the totality of the spiritual, intellectual, ethical, historical, and legal traditions produced in… …
94ZOHAR — (Heb. זֹהַר; (The Book of) Splendor ), the central work in the literature of the kabbalah . Introduction In some parts of the book the name Zohar is mentioned as the title of the work. It is also cited by the Spanish kabbalists under other names …
95clipped — adj. 1. trimmed with clippers; as, a clipped hedge. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (music) staccato; contrasted with {legato}. Syn: short. [WordNet 1.5] 3. effectively concise. Syn: brief, crisp, curt, laconic, short, terse, to the point(predicate). [WordNet 1 …
96Curtal — Cur tal (k[^u]r tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L. curtus. See {Curt}, and {Curtail}.] Curt; brief; laconic. [1913 Webster] Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …
97Curtal dog — Curtal Cur tal (k[^u]r tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L. curtus. See {Curt}, and {Curtail}.] Curt; brief; laconic. [1913 Webster] Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
98Laconical — La*con ic*al, a. See {Laconic}, a. [1913 Webster] …
99Laconically — La*con ic*al*ly, adv. In a laconic manner. [1913 Webster] …
100Laconize — Lac o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laconized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laconizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Laconic}.] To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity. [1913 Webster] …
