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Catachrestic
Catachrestic Cat`a*chres"tic, Catachrestical Cat`a*chres"tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer. Taylor.
Catachrestical
Catachrestic Cat`a*chres"tic, Catachrestical Cat`a*chres"tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer. Taylor.
Catachrestically
Catachrestic Cat`a*chres"tic, Catachrestical Cat`a*chres"tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer. Taylor.
Chrestomathic
Chrestomathic Chres`to*math"ic, a. Teaching what is useful. ``A chrestomathic school.' --Southey.
Chrestomathy
Chrestomathy Chres*tom"a*thy, n. [Gr. ?; ? useful + ?, ?, to learn.] A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.
Polychrest
Polychrest Pol"y*chrest, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes; poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.] (Med.) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs.] Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.
Polychrest salt
Polychrest Pol"y*chrest, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes; poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.] (Med.) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs.] Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.

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- Joseph Chrest (born May 26, 1963) is an American academic and actor. He has had roles in numerous films and television shows including 21 Jump Street,...
- CHREST (Chunk Hierarchy and REtrieval STructures) is a symbolic cognitive architecture based on the concepts of limited attention, limited short-term memories...
- Look up Chrest in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chrest is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Jim Chrest (1938–2015), American politician...
- stars Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, and Carla Gugino. The plot follows a misunderstood teenage girl, Lisa,...
- supernatural thriller film directed by Chris Sivertson, written by Carol Chrest, and starring Christina Ricci. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival...
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- James H. Chrest (September 3, 1938 - August 26, 2015), was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. He was a marine...
- into an AI ****istant that learns to help manage your office environment. CHREST, developed under Fernand Gobet at Brunel University and Peter C. Lane at...