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  • 31Character — Char ac*ter, n. [L., an instrument for marking, character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows, to engrave: cf. F. caract[ e]re.] [1913 Webster] 1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. [1913 Webster] It were much to be… …

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  • 32Disroot — Dis*root , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrooting}.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. [1913 Webster] A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous… …

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  • 33Disrooted — Disroot Dis*root , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrooting}.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. [1913 Webster] A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by… …

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  • 34Disrooting — Disroot Dis*root , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrooting}.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. [1913 Webster] A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by… …

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  • 35Driven well — Well Well, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain. ????. See {Well}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. [1913 Webster] Begin, then,… …

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  • 36Hypogea — Hypogeum Hyp o*ge um, n.; pl. {Hypogea}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, subterranean; ? under + ?, ?, the earth.] (Anc. Arch.) The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the… …

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  • 37Hypogeum — Hyp o*ge um, n.; pl. {Hypogea}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, subterranean; ? under + ?, ?, the earth.] (Anc. Arch.) The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs.… …

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  • 38Postern — Pos tern, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr. L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See {Posterior}.] 1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. [1913 Webster] He by a privy postern took his… …

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  • 39Pump well — Well Well, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain. ????. See {Well}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. [1913 Webster] Begin, then,… …

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  • 40Sewer — Sew er, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf.… …

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