1. coelostat (ˈsiːləˌstæt#pronListen("coelostat" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_coelostat.mp3")) 

    Definitions

    noun

    1. an astronomical instrument consisting of a plane mirror mounted parallel to the earth's axis and rotated about this axis once every two days so that light from a celestial body, esp the sun, is reflected onto a second mirror, which reflects the beam into a telescope Compare #velocityLinkStart(" xr_ref_link " " xr_ref_link -coelostat_1.1-hom_-siderostat_1 " " siderostat")siderostat#linkEnd

    Word Origin

    C19 coelo-,  from Latin caelum heaven, sky + -stat

  2. j'adoube French (ʒadub) 

    Definitions

    exclamation

    1. chess an expression of an intention to touch a piece in order to adjust its placement rather than to make a move

    Word Origin

    literally: I adjust

  3. masstige (mæˈstiːʒ#pronListen("masstige" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_masstige.mp3")) 

    Definitions

    noun

    1. the impression of exclusivity in goods that are affordable for many people

    adjective

    1. (of goods) produced by a luxury brand but intended for the mass market

    Word Origin

    C21: from mass (market) + (pres)tige

  4. gandy dancer (ˈɡændɪ#pronListen("gandy dancer" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_gandhi.mp3")) 

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    noun

    1. slang a railway track maintenance worker

    Word Origin

    C20: of uncertain origin

  5. cockatrice (ˈkɒkətrɪs#pronListen("cockatrice" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_cockatrice.mp3");-ˌtraɪs) 

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    noun

    1. a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance
    2. another name for #velocityLinkStart(" xr_ref_link " " xr_ref_link -cockatrice_1.1-hom_-basilisk_1 " " basilisk")basilisk (sense 1)#linkEnd

    Word Origin

    C14: from Old French cocatris,  from Medieval Latin cocatrix,  from Late Latin calcātrix  trampler, tracker (translating Greek ikhneumon ichneumon), from Latin calcāre  to tread, from calx heel

  6. cucking stool (ˈkʌkɪŋ#pronListen("cucking stool" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_cucking_stool.mp3")) 

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    noun

    1. history a stool to which suspected witches, scolds, etc, were tied and pelted or ducked into water as a punishment Compare #velocityLinkStart(" xr_ref_link " " xr_ref_link -cucking-stool_1.1-hom_-ducking-stool_1 " " ducking-stool")ducking stool#linkEnd

    Word Origin

    C13 cucking stol,  literally: defecating chair, from cukken  to defecate; compare Old Norse kúkr excrement

  7. morganatic (ˌmɔːɡəˈnætɪk#pronListen("morganatic" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_morganatic.mp3")) 

    Definitions

    adjective

    1. of or designating a marriage between a person of high rank and a person of low rank, by which the latter is not elevated to the higher rank and any issue have no rights to the succession of the higher party's titles, property, etc

    Alternative Forms

    ˌmorgaˈnatically adverb

    Word Origin

    C18: from the Medieval Latin phrase mātrimōnium ad morganāticum  marriage based on the morning-gift (a token present after consummation representing the husband's only liability); morganātica,  ultimately from Old High German morgan  morning; compare Old English morgengiefu morning-gift

  8. zwitterion (ˈtsvɪtərˌaɪən#pronListen("zwitterion" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_zwitterion.mp3")) 

    Definitions

    noun

    1. chemistry an ion that carries both a positive and a negative charge

    Alternative Forms

    zwitterionic (ˌtsvɪtəraɪˈɒnɪk#pronListen("zwitterionic" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_zwitterionic.mp3"))  adjective

    Word Origin

    C20: from German Zwitter hermaphrodite + ion

  9. vug or vugg or vugh(vʌɡ#pronListen("" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_vug.mp3"))

    Definitions

    noun

    1. mining a small cavity in a rock or vein, usually lined with crystals

    Alternative Forms

    ˈvuggy ˈvughy adjective

    Word Origin

    C19: from Cornish vooga cave

  10. polysyndeton (ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən#pronListen("polysyndeton" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_polysyndeton.mp3")) 

    Definitions

    noun

    1. rhetoric the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in he ran and jumped and laughed for joy
    2.  Also called syndesisgrammar a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses

    Word Origin

    C16: poly- + -syndeton,  from Greek sundetos bound together

  11. zoomorphism (ˌzəʊəˈmɔːfɪzəm#pronListen("zoomorphism" "/media/sounds/e/en_/en_gb/en_gb_zoomorphism.mp3")) 

    Definitions

    noun

    1. the conception or representation of deities in the form of animals
    2. the use of animal forms or symbols in art, literature, etc

    Alternative Forms

    ˌzooˈmorphic adjective

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