| bald | A mountain summit or region naturally bare of forest, esp. in the southern Appalachians. U.S. | 1838 | Go To Quotation |
| cocoonery | A building or room for rearing silkworms and obtaining cocoons. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| dern | U.S. var. darn n. | 1853 | Go To Quotation |
| Easternism | Customs, traits, etc., characteristic of Eastern people; pride in or identification with being Eastern. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| fandangle | Fantastic ornament; nonsense, tomfoolery. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| high-headed | Carrying the head high; proud, arrogant. | 1837 | Go To Quotation |
| hoteldom | The realm of hotels; hotels collectively. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| lordy | = lord n. 6c. Also lordy me (= lord help me). | 1853 | Go To Quotation |
| Machiavelli | = Machiavel n. (also occas. in more general use). | 1849 | Go To Quotation |
| madstone | A stone or similar object supposedly having the power to counteract the effect of the bite… | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| ma mie | As a term of endearment to a woman or girl: sweetheart, darling. Usually in the vocative. | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| manhunt | trans. Chiefly U.S. To hunt down; to search for with the intention to apprehend (a person or persons). Also intr. | 1841 | Go To Quotation |
| Mazeppa | A person likened in some way to Mazeppa, esp. in being the unwilling rider of a wild horse. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| medano | A shifting crescent-shaped sand dune, a barchan; esp. a coastal one in Peru or Chile. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| membraniferous | Having or producing a membrane or membranes. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| merging | The action of merge v.; the combination or fusion of two or more things into one; an instance of this. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| metaphysicianism | Poe's term for: abstruse metaphysical philosophizing. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| Midi | The south of France. | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| miscomprehension | Failure to understand something properly, misunderstanding; an instance of this. | 1843 | Go To Quotation |
| miscrediting | Misattribution; (also) erroneous crediting; an instance of this. | 1841 | Go To Quotation |
| Miss Nancyism | Effeminacy. | 1860 | Go To Quotation |
| mixtry | A mixture. | 1862 | Go To Quotation |
| Miz | As a title, usually preceding a woman's first name or surname: Miss, Mrs. Cf. mizz n. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| mo' | = more adj. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| monkdom | The state, condition, or profession of a monk; monasticism, monastic life; monks… | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| monotheistic | Of, relating to, or characterized by monotheism; having the beliefs of a monotheist. Of a god: regarded as unique. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| moustached | Having a moustache; provided with a moustache. Also in extended use. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| mud-shoe | An attachment or appendage to the shoes, facilitating movement over soft mud (now hist.);… | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
| naiveness | The state or quality of being naive; = naïveté n. 2. Cf. naivety n. 1. | 1854 | Go To Quotation |
| nick-tailed | Of a horse: having a nicked tail. | 1840 | Go To Quotation |
| night-rider | A person who rides by night, esp. on horseback; (U.S.) spec. a member of a mounted… | 1856 | Go To Quotation |
| non-American | Not American. Usually: spec. not belonging to or originating in the United States of America. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| nonchalantly | With nonchalance; in a (deliberately) unconcerned or indifferent manner. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| non-destructive | That does not destroy or involve destruction, esp. of an object or material being… | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| non-invasive | gen. Not invasive; esp. not involving an invasion of one country by another; (also) not intrusive. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| non-moral | Not moral; having no moral sense or standards; not concerned with morality. Cf. amoral adj. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| norate | intr. To talk, to gossip; (also) to complain. Now rare. | 1844 | Go To Quotation |
| norteamericano | In Latin American or Spanish contexts: a citizen or inhabitant of North America, esp. the U.S.; a North American. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| noveling | Novel-writing. | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| novio | In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries and amongst Hispanic Americans: a boyfriend, a fiancé; a male lover. Cf. novia n. | 1843 | Go To Quotation |
| obfuscator | A person who or thing which obfuscates. | 1841 | Go To Quotation |
| objet de luxe | An especially fine or sumptuous article of value; a luxury item. | 1857 | Go To Quotation |
| Occitanic | = Occitan adj. | 1847 | Go To Quotation |
| Ockhamite | = Ockhamist n. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| odourless | That has no odour or scent. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| oenomania | A passion for wine. Formerly: spec. a mania or craving for alcohol, dipsomania; (also)… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| onflowing | That flows on or onwards. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| ontologism | A mystical system based on the belief that God is directly and immediately apprehended by… | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| orience | Oriental quality; brilliancy, lustre. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| oughta | = ought v. 7a(a) 7b. | 1840 | Go To Quotation |
| outliner | A person who or thing which outlines something, or makes or creates an outline (in various senses). | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| palacio | In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a palace; the country seat of a count, duke… | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| palinodic | Of or relating to a palinode, renunciatory. | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
| panoramist | A painter of panoramas. Also in extended use. | 1841 | Go To Quotation |
| pants | Originally (colloq.): pantaloons. Later: trousers of any kind (in early use applied… | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| paperback | A book bound in covers of stiff paper or flexible card. in paperback: in an edition bound in stiff paper or flexible card. | 1843 | Go To Quotation |
| paper doll | A piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human figure. | 1843 | Go To Quotation |
| papirosa | A type of Russian unfiltered cigarette consisting of a tube of paper or cardboard, a… | 1857 | Go To Quotation |
| parataxis | The placing of propositions or clauses one after another, without indicating by… | 1837 | Go To Quotation |
| parathetic | Relating to or characterized by parathesis (in various senses); (Grammar) appositive. | 1837 | Go To Quotation |
| Partagas | A kind of Havana cigar. Also more fully Partagas (also Partaga) cigar. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| particularizer | A person who, or thing which, particularizes; a person interested in, or observant of, particulars as opposed to generalities. | 1848 | Go To Quotation |
| pave | = pavement n. 1. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| per aliud | By or in another entity; with reference to something else; extrinsically. Freq. opposed to per se. | 1851 | Go To Quotation |
| perfumeless | Unscented; having or wearing no perfume. | 1854 | Go To Quotation |
| permissibility | The quality of being permissible, allowableness. | 1845 | Go To Quotation |
| phonotypist | An advocate or user of phonotypy. | 1849 | Go To Quotation |
| piano-thumping | Of a person: that plays the piano, esp. loudly or insensitively. | 1840 | Go To Quotation |
| piano tuner | A person who tunes pianos, esp. professionally. | 1847 | Go To Quotation |
| pictorially | By means of a picture or pictures, by drawing or painting; graphically. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| pip | trans. Of a chick: to crack (the shell of the egg) when hatching. Cf. pipping n. Freq. fig. Also intr. (of an egg): to crack. | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
| piroot | intr. To whirl around; to wander, esp. aimlessly; to gad about. Also: to prowl, snoop. Freq. with around. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| Pittsburgher | A native or inhabitant of Pittsburgh. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| pointlessness | The quality or fact of being pointless; absence of purpose or advantage. | 1845 | Go To Quotation |
| po'ly | = poorly adj., poorly adv. | 1860 | Go To Quotation |
| polysynthesis | The incorporation of several or all syntactic elements in a sentence into one word; this… | 1837 | Go To Quotation |
| portrayal | A depiction or representation of something in speech, writing, thought, etc.; a graphic description. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| potrack | Representing the call of a guineafowl. Also as n. | 1840 | Go To Quotation |
| pre-revolutionary | Existing or occurring before a particular revolution; designating or belonging to the time before a particular revolution. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| prospekt | In Russia: a long, wide street; an avenue or boulevard. Cf. prospect n. 3b. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| psychologism | Philos. The view or doctrine that a theory of psychology or ideas forms the basis of an… | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| puffick | = perfect adj. (in various senses). Cf. perfick adj. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| pugilistically | In a pugilistic manner; aggressively. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| pump | Representing a pumping action or sound. | 1838 | Go To Quotation |
| quacky | Inclined to or characterized by quackery. | 1836 | Go To Quotation |
| quotatious | Esp. of a person: fond of using quotations; characterized by frequent quotation. | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| repartitioned | Partitioned again, esp. in a new way. | 1849 | Go To Quotation |
| retrogradism | Advocacy of or support for retrogression; extreme conservatism; the adoption of a reactionary attitude. | 1849 | Go To Quotation |
| riverscape | A picturesque view or prospect of a river. Also: the environment of a river. | 1854 | Go To Quotation |
| ropa vieja | In Cuban cookery: a dish of shredded beef stewed in a tomato-based sauce. | 1855 | Go To Quotation |
| tasso | = tasajo n. | 1841 | Go To Quotation |
| that-a-way | In that direction. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| vice-like | Resembling (that of) a vice; firmly tenacious or compressive. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
