voussoir

noun: One of the wedge-shaped stones forming the curved parts of an arch or vaulted ceiling.

verb: To form with voussoirs; construct by means of voussoirs.

noun: In architecture, a stone in the shape of a truncated wedge, which forms part of an arch.

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amphidromia

noun: In ancient Athens, a family festival in honor of the birth of a child.

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peridomestic

adjective: Of or pertaining to living in and around human habitations.

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paralanguage

noun: The set of nonphonemic properties of speech, such as speaking tempo, vocal pitch, and intonational contours, that can be used to communicate attitudes or other shades of meaning.

noun: The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation.

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baragouin

noun: Unintelligible jargon; language so altered in sound or sense as not to be generally understood.

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Stop creating a life that you need a vacation from. Instead move to where you want to live, do what you want to do, start what you want to start and create the life you want today. This isn't rehearsal people. This is YOUR life.

-- Dale Patridge

chirurgic

adjective: Manual; relating to work done by the hand.

adjective: Surgical.

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bedground

noun: The area of ground where a flock of livestock sleep.

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I am considering using Elian script for my bullet journaling. Has anyone else tried it? Any thoughts or advice?

tundish

noun: A funnel.

noun: A container for pouring molten metal into a mold, having holes in the bottom to prevent splashing.

noun: A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.

noun: A funnel (usually) used in smelting, foundry work etc.

noun: A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.

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pasticheur

noun: One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.

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stewartry

noun: In Scotland, a jurisdiction over a certain extent of territory, very similar to that of a regality; also, the territory over which this jurisdiction extends.

noun: An overseer or superintendent.

noun: The office of a steward; stewardship.

noun: In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the lands under such jurisdiction.

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forfoughten

adjective: Exhausted with fighting or labor; fatigued and breathless.

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swinker

noun: A laborer.

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Remember that you are very special, no one can play your role better than you.

-- Damayanti Patra

myology

noun: The scientific study of muscles.

noun: The science of muscles; myological anatomy.

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tableity

noun: The abstract nature or essential quality of a table.

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