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CatachresticCatachrestic 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. CatachresticalCatachrestic 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. CatachresticallyCatachrestic 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.
PolychrestPolychrest 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 saltPolychrest 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.
Meaning of Chrest from wikipedia
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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,...
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CHREST (Chunk
Hierarchy and
REtrieval STructures) is a
symbolic cognitive architecture based on the
concepts of
limited attention,
limited short-term memories...
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Chrest in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Chrest is a surname.
Notable people with the name include: Jim
Chrest (1938–2015),
American politician...
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stars Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano,
Henry Eikenberry, Joe
Chrest, and
Carla Gugino. The plot
follows a
misunderstood teenage girl, Lisa,...
- Rick
Chrest is a
Canadian politician who was
elected mayor of Brandon,
Manitoba in the 2014 muni****l
election defeating in****bent
Shari Decter Hirst....
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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...
- Cara
Buono as
Karen Wheeler Linda Hamilton Amybeth McNulty as
Vickie Joe
Chrest as Ted
Wheeler Nell
Fisher as
Holly Wheeler Jake
Connelly Alex
Breaux Sherman...
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Elizabeth McGovern as
Lydia Cameron Boyd as ****van
Adrien Brody as
Lester Joe
Chrest as Ben John
McConnell as
Patrolman Burns Amber Benson as Ella
McShane Kristin...
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Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Finn Wolfhard, J. K. Simmons,
Billy Bryk, Joe
Chrest,
Taylor Gray,
Mcabe Gregg, and
Willem Dafoe joined the cast
later that month...
