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1. Azerbaijani, n. View full entry 1888
...A member of a Turkic-speaking people of Azerbaijan and north-west Iran; (also) the language of this people....
2. Brie, n. View full entry 1876
...A kind of soft cheese made in the Brie district....
3. Broca, n. View full entry 1875
...Applied (chiefly in the possessive case) to anatomical features, etc., discovered by or named after Broca (see quots.). Broca's aphasia, motor aphasia; Broca('s) area, part of the premotor...
4. Brocken, n. View full entry 1801
...Applied attrib. to a magnified shadow of the spectator thrown on a bank of cloud in high mountains when the sun is low and often encircled by rainbow-like bands (first...
5. Cauchy, n. View full entry 1878
...Used attrib. and in the possessive to denote concepts introduced by Cauchy or arising from his work, as Cauchy distributionCauchy's integralalso Cauchy's integral formulaCauchy sequenceCauchy's...
6. Cochin-China, n. View full entry 1853
...Short for Cochin-China fowl, a breed of poultry from Cochin-China....
7. Cowley Father, n. View full entry 1902
...A priest of the Anglican order of the Society of Mission Priests of St. John the Evangelist, founded in Oxford in 1865 by the Rev. R. M. Benson (1824...
8. Cowper-Temple, n. View full entry 1902
...Used attrib. to designate the clause which Cowper-Temple introduced into the Education Act of 1870, or the religious teaching of an undenominational character in public elementary schools as...
9. Creed, n.3 View full entry 1911
...The designation of an automatic tape-printing machine; see quot. 1911. Usually attrib., as Creed printer, Creed system, Creed translator....
10. Cruft, n.1 View full entry 1910
...Used in the possessive to designate the dog show founded by Charles Cruft (now administered by the Kennel Club) and held annually in London since 1886. Also as Cruft's...
11. Darcy, n. View full entry 1881
...Used attrib. and in the possessive to designate concepts arising out of Darcy's work on fluid flow, esp. in Darcy's law...
12. Deacon, n.2 View full entry 1876
...Used attrib. or in the possessive to designate a process for the manufacture of chlorine by the catalytic oxidation of hydrochloric acid....
13. Dexter, n.3 View full entry 1880
...One of a breed of small hardy Irish cattle originating from the Kerry breed. Also called Dexter Kerry....
14. Dublin, n. View full entry 1911
...the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus....
15. Eritrean, adj. and n. View full entry 1902
...Of or relating to Eritrea, or to the ancient civilization which flourished in this region....
16. Ferrel, n. View full entry 1902
...Used attrib. and in the possessive to designate concepts related to atmospheric movement described by him, as Ferrel cellFerrel's law...
17. Fortin, n.2 View full entry 1875
...Used attrib. or in the possessive to designate a type of mercury barometer invented by Fortin....
18. Friulian, adj. and n. View full entry 1880
...Of or pertaining to Friuli or its inhabitants....
19. Gaboon | gaboon, n. View full entry 1910
...A hardwood from the tree Aucoumea klaineana. Also attrib....
20. Herzegovinian, adj. and n. View full entry 1880
...Of or relating to Herzegovina, a territory in the Balkan peninsula....
