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harlequin

Posted on February 10, 2016February 9, 2016 by admin

har lə kwihn noun 1. (often cap.) a clown in Italian popular comedy of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, traditionally masked and dressed in multicolored diamond-patterned tights. 2. any clown or buffoon….

gird

Posted on January 29, 2016January 25, 2016 by admin

guhrd transitive verb 1. to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. A wide sash girded her waist. The area was girded by barbed wire fences. 2. to make (oneself) ready,…

chary

Posted on January 28, 2016January 25, 2016 by admin

cher i adjective 1. wary or mindful; cautious. Chary investors should avoid this risky stock. 2. selective; fastidious. He is chary about who reads his work. 3. bashful; timid. She is chary…

hobbyhorse

Posted on January 27, 2016January 25, 2016 by admin

ha bi hors noun 1. a child’s toy with an imitation horse’s head at the end of a long stick, which the child pretends to ride. 2. a fixed idea or favorite…

rime

Posted on January 26, 2016January 25, 2016 by admin

raIm noun 1. a white coating of tiny ice crystals; hoarfrost. 2. a hard layer on a surface; crust; incrustation. transitive verb to coat with or as with rime or hoarfrost.

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