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Joinder (noun) joy-nd-er (law) The action of bringing parties together; union. Late Middle English from…

Raptorial (adj) rap-taw-ree-al (of a bird or other animal) predatory. Early 19th century from Latin…

Juvenilia (noun) jew-ven-il-ee-a Works produced by an author or artist while still young. Early 17th…

Xerophyte (noun) ze-ro-fai-t (botany) A plant that needs very little water. From Latin (more…)

Flense (verb) flens Slice the skin or fat from (a carcass, especially that of a…

Whittawer (noun) wit-a-wer (historic) A person who makes whitleather. In later use also (English regional):…

Lenition (adj) len-ish-en (in Celtic languages) the process or result of palatalizing a consonant. Early…

Balladier (noun) bal-ad-eer A singer or writer of ballads. Mid 17th century; earliest use found…