The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination.
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Golden; gilded.
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Golden; gilded.
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In bad taste; grotesque; odd.
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In bad taste; grotesque; odd.
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Having battlements.
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Having battlements.
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Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a…
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Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a…
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Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated.
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Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated.
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of Castle
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of Castle
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To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
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To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
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of Crenelate
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of Crenelate
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Of or relating to Damascus.
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Of or relating to Damascus.
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Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.
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Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.
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Showy in dress; attentive to dress.
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Showy in dress; attentive to dress.
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Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance;…
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Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance;…
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of Embattle
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of Embattle
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Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.
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Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.
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Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.
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Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.
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Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.
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Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.
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Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery.
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Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery.
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Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.
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Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.
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Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
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Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
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A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
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A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
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of Puff
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of Puff
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A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century.
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A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century.
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Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm; shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or track of a worm; as, the vermicular,…
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Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm; shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or track of a worm; as, the vermicular,…
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To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of worms.
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To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of worms.
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of Vermiculate
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of Vermiculate
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To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to rea…
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To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to rea…
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A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
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A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
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To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a pro…
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To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a pro…
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To make visual, or visible; to see in fancy.
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To make visual, or visible; to see in fancy.
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A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
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A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substanc…
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See Ignis fatuus.
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To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
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To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard.
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The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
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The imagine-making power of the mind; the power to create or reproduce ideally an object of sense previously perceived; the power to call up mental i…
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To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
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of Like
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Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.
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The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
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The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…
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One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman;…
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One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman;…
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imp. of Find. Found.
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imp. of Find. Found.
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The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.
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The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.
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The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.
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The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.
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Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…
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of Decorate
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of Decorate
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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
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Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.
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The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
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The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.
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An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.
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An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a v…
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The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.
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See Fantasy, and Fancy.
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The art of painting; representation by painting.
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The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.
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A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
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To make visual, or visible; to see in fancy.
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