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Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants , usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic
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Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants , usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.
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- HAVENED
Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats. - YELLOW-GOLDS
A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. B. Jonson. - YELLOWTOP
A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis. - YELLOWFISH
A rock trout found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped fish, and Atka mackerel. - RATTLESNAKE
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when shaken. The common - IRREGULARITY
The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular. - HAVENER
A harbor master. - CELLARIST
See CELLARER - NATURALIST
1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals. 2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. H. Bushnell. - NATURAL STEEL
Steel made by the direct refining of cast iron in a finery, or, as wootz, by a direct process from the ore. - CELLULOSE
Consisting of, or containing, cells. - HAVELOCK
A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke. - DIDYNAMOUS
Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length. - SNAPDRAGON
Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon. A West Indian herb with curiously shaped blue flowers. 2. A play in which raisins are - YELLOW
1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow." Shak. 2. A yellow pigment. Cadmium yellow, Chrome - PAINTING
The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture. 3. Color laid on; paint. Shak. 4. A depicting by words; vivid representation - HAVE
haven, habben, AS. habben ; akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. - NATURAL
Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said or certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1. (more info) - PAINT
1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. 2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick. Shak. - RATTLETRAP
Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. A. Trollope. - SUPERNATURALNESS
The quality or state of being supernatural. - RUBICELLE
A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil. - CHANCELLERY
Chancellorship. Gower. - FRATRICELLI
The name which St. Francis of Assisi gave to his followers, early in the 13th century. A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and - PRETERNATURALITY
Preternaturalness. Dr. John Smith. - IMBORDER
To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton. - REPAINT
To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture. - INTERCELLULAR
Lying between cells or cellules; as, intercellular substance, space, or fluids; intercellular blood channels. - OCELLATED
1. Resembling an eye. 2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated blenny. Ocellated turkey , the wild turkey of Central America - PSEUDONAVICELLA
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