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Abjurement
Abjurement Ab*jure"ment (-ment), n.
Renunciation. [R.]
AccoutrementsAccouterments Ac*cou"ter*ments, Accoutrements
Ac*cou"tre*ments, n. pl. [F. accoutrement, earlier also
accoustrement, earlier also accoustrement. See Accouter.]
Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and
equipments worn by soldiers.
How gay with all the accouterments of war! --A.
Philips. Accrementitial
Accrementitial Ac`cre*men*ti"tial, a. (Physiol.)
Pertaining to accremention.
AccrementitionAccrementition Ac`cre*men*ti"tion, n. [See Accresce,
Increment.] (Physiol.)
The process of generation by development of blastema, or
fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all
respect like the individual from which it proceeds. AcquirementAcquirement Ac*quire"ment (-ment), n.
The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
``Rules for the acquirement of a taste.' --Addison.
His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and
enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.
--Hayward.
Syn: Acquisition, Acquirement.
Usage: Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or
talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and
painting, are acquirements; genius is the gift or
endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal
attainments, in opposition to material or external
things gained, which are more usually called
acquisitions; but this distinction is not always
observed. Adorement
Adorement A*dore"ment (-ment), n.
The act of adoring; adoration. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Aforementioned
Aforementioned A*fore"men`tioned, a.
Previously mentioned; before-mentioned. --Addison.
Aspirement
Aspirement As*pire"ment, n.
Aspiration. [Obs.]
Attirement
Attirement At*tire"ment, n.
Attire; adornment.
Cerement
Cerement Cere"ment, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.]
(a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a
dead body when embalmed.
(b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
ConcrementConcrement Con"cre*ment, n. [L. concrementum, fr. concrescere.
See Concrete.]
A growing together; the collection or mass formed by
concretion, or natural union. [Obs.]
The concrement of a pebble or flint. --Sir M. Hale Conjurement
Conjurement Con*jure"ment, n.
Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty. [Obs.]
--Milton.
Declarement
Declarement De*clare"ment, n.
Declaration. [Obs.]
Decorement
Decorement De*core"ment, n.
Ornament. [Obs.]
DecrementDecrement Dec"re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See
Decrease.]
1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease;
diminution; waste; loss.
Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. --Ford.
Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the
earth suffer a continual decrement. --Woodward.
2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; --
opposed to increment.
3. (Crystallog.) A name given by Ha["u]y to the successive
diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the
faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the
secondary forms to be produced.
4. (Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
Equal decrement of life.
(a) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given
large number of persons, all being now of the same
age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year.
(b) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of
those dying in a year to those living through the year
is constant, being independent of the age of the
persons. Delirium tremensDelirium De*lir"i*um, n. [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander
in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- +
lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and
E. last to endure.]
1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and
actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental
aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually
dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so
distinguished from mania, or madness.
2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at
first caught his enthusiastic mind. --W. Irving.
The delirium of the preceding session (of
Parliament). --Morley.
Delirium tremens. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a
violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged
use of intoxicating liquors. Deplorement
Deplorement De*plore"ment, n.
Deploration. [Obs.]
Disfigurement
Disfigurement Dis*fig"ure*ment, n.
1. Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured;
deformity. --Milton.
2. That which disfigures; a defacement; a blot.
Uncommon expressions . . . are a disfigurement
rather than any embellishment of discourse. --Hume.
Endurement
Endurement En*dure"ment, n. [Cf. OF. endurement.]
Endurance. [Obs.] --South.
Equal decrement of lifeDecrement Dec"re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See
Decrease.]
1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease;
diminution; waste; loss.
Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. --Ford.
Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the
earth suffer a continual decrement. --Woodward.
2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; --
opposed to increment.
3. (Crystallog.) A name given by Ha["u]y to the successive
diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the
faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the
secondary forms to be produced.
4. (Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
Equal decrement of life.
(a) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given
large number of persons, all being now of the same
age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year.
(b) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of
those dying in a year to those living through the year
is constant, being independent of the age of the
persons. ExcrementExcrement Ex"cre*ment, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excrescere,
excretum, to grow out. See Excrescence.]
An excrescence or appendage; an outgrowth. [Obs.]
``Ornamental excrements.' --Fuller.
Living creatures put forth (after their period of
growth) nothing that is young but hair and nails, which
are excrements and no parts. --Bacon. Excremental
Excremental Ex`cre*men"tal, a.
Of or pertaining to excrement.
Excrementitial
Excrementitial Ex`cre*men*ti"tial, Excrementitious
Ex`cre*men*ti"tious, a. (Physiol.)
Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of
excrement.
Excrementitious
Excrementitial Ex`cre*men*ti"tial, Excrementitious
Ex`cre*men*ti"tious, a. (Physiol.)
Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of
excrement.
Excrementive
Excrementive Ex`cre*men"tive, a.
Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement.
[R.] ``The excrementive parts.' --Felthman.
Excrementize
Excrementize Ex"cre*ment*ize`v. i.
To void excrement. [R.] --Life of A. Wood ?.
Explorement
Explorement Ex*plore"ment, n.
The act of exploring; exploration. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
FiremenFireman Fire"man, n.; pl. Firemen (-men).
1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a
member of a fire company.
2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a
stocker. ForemenForeman Fore"man, n.; pl. Foremen.
The first or chief man; as:
(a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker.
(b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on
works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an
overseer. Forementioned
Forementioned Fore"men`tioned, a.
Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. --Addison.
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řemen is a
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directed by Jiří Krejčík and
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Nabatieh Governorate region of
southern Lebanon;
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Alfred Remen Mele is an
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Qaleh Remen (Persian: قلعه رمن, also
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Remen; also
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