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Netsuke (noun) net-skee a small figure of ivory, wood, metal, or ceramic, originally used as…

Mansuetude (noun) man-swi-tewd Mildness, gentleness. Mansuetude, “mildness, gentleness,” comes from Latin mānsuētūdō, which is equivalent…

Forager (noun) for-ij-er a person or animal who goes out in search of food or…

Wintle (noun/verb) win-tl a rolling or staggering motion. / to roll or swing back and…

Epiphyte (noun) ep-if-ite a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant…

Theremin (noun) the-re-min a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume…

Trothplight (noun) trow-th-pliyt Engagement to be married; betrothal. Trothplight, “engagement to be married,” is a…

Neomercantilism (noun) nee-o-mur-can-til-izm an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set…

Glyph (noun) glif a pictograph or hieroglyph. / a sculptured figure or relief carving. 1720–30;…