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1. Capitol, n. View full entry a1387
...The temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, on the Saturnian or Tarpeian (later called Capitoline) Hill at Rome, the smallest of its seven hills; the hill itself. Also more generally: any citadel on...
2. iris, n. View full entry a1387
...Greek Mythol. The goddess who acted as the messenger of the gods, and was held to display as her sign, or appear as, the rainbow; hence, allusively, a messenger....
3. pulse, n.1 View full entry a1398
...The throbbing or rhythmical expansion of the arteries (or other blood vessels) as blood is propelled through them by the contractions of the heart, esp. as felt in arteries near the surface...
4. pyramid, n. View full entry a1398
...Geom. A polyhedron of which one face (the base) is a polygon of any number of sides, and the other faces are triangles whose bases are the sides of the polygon...
5. rabbit, n.1 View full entry a1398
...A gregarious, burrowing, plant-eating mammal, Oryctolagus cuniculus (family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha), which has long ears, typically brownish-grey fur, and a short, white tail, has been domesticated...
6. ˈsea-calf, n. View full entry a1387
...A common name for the seal, esp. the common seal, Phoca vitulina. So medieval Latinvitulus marinus, Frenchveau marin, Germanseekalb....
7. syllogism, n. View full entry 1387
...Logic. An argument expressed or claimed to be expressible in the form of two propositions called the premisses, containing a common or middle term, with a third proposition called the conclusion,...
8. tragelaph, n. View full entry 1398
...(Rendering Greek τραγέλαϕος.)...
9. triangle, n. View full entry 1398
...Geom., etc. A figure (usually, a plane rectilineal figure) having three angles and three sides....
10. triplicity, n. View full entry 1398
...The quality or condition of being triple; threefold character or existence; tripleness, three-foldness....
