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Cultch (noun) kul-ch The mass of stones, broken shells, and grit of which an oyster…

Verditer (noun) ver-di-ter A light blue or bluish-green pigment, typically prepared by adding chalk or…

Toggery (noun) tog-e-ree Clothes. (more…)

Compendium (noun) kom-pen-dee-um A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially…

Clew (noun) k-lew a ball of thread Now obsolete (more…)

Paludal (adj) pal-oo-dal (ecology) (of a plant, animal, or soil) living or occurring in a…

Malison (noun) mal-i-son (archaic) A curse. Middle English from Old French. (more…)

Vicinal (adj) vis-ai-nal (rare) Neighbouring; adjacent. Early 17th century from French, or from Latin vicinalis,…