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A small European herring closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. A California surf-fish ; -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer , the

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A small European herring closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. A California surf-fish ; -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer , the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. -- Sprat loon. The young of the great northern diver. The red-throated diver. See Diver. -- Sprat mew , the kittiwake gull.

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• CALLOSUM
  The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
• CALLOW
  1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play .
• APPLICABLE
  Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.
• CALLE
  A kind of head covering; a caul. Chaucer.
• HERR
  A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to the English Mister.
• DIFFERENTIALLY
  In the way of differentiation.
• ALLICIENT
  That attracts; attracting. -- n.
• ALLINEATION; ALINEEATION
  Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun. Whewell. The allineation of the two planets. C. A. Young.
• APPLICATIVE
  Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. -- Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv.
• COMMONER
  1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility. All below them even their children, were commoners, and in the eye law equal to each other. Hallam. 2. A member of the House of Commons. 3. One who has a joint right in common ground.
• ALLITERAL
  Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.
• SMALLISH
  Somewhat small. G. W. Cable.
• APPLICANCY
  The quality or state of being applicable.
• DIFFERENTLY
  In a different manner; variously.
• APPLICABILITY
  The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.
• HERRINGBONE
  Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions. Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
• ALLITERATOR
  One who alliterates.
• ALLIED
  United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.
• COMMONISH
  Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar.
• CALL
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• GALLIASS
  See GALLEASS
• DALLIANCE
  1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein. Shak. O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strifeTennyson. 2. Delay or procrastination.
• GYMNASTICALLY
  In a gymnastic manner.
• KAKARALLI
  A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and barnacle.
• HYPERCRITICALLY
  In a hypercritical manner.
• SCALLION
  A kind of small onion , native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. 2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek. Amer. Cyc.
• UNEMPIRICALLY
  Not empirically; without experiment or experience.
• CORALLIGENOUS
  producing coral; coraligerous; coralliferous. Humble.
• UNCOMMON
  Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n.
• UNIVOCALLY
  In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin Bp. Hall.
• REALLIANCE
  A renewed alliance.
• IMPALLID
  To make pallid; to blanch. Feltham.
• PARABOLICALLY
  1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner. 2. In the form of a parabola.
• STEREOGRAPHICALLY
  In a stereographical manner; by delineation on a plane.
• HEMEROCALLIS
  A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.