Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See abbacinate, abbacination.
Wiktionary
- v. To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
- v. To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.
WordNet 3.0
- v. blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes
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Lists
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Dirty Deeds, Acts & Villainous Arcana
Villains, evildoers, and the wonderful words to describe them.
putsch, internecine, galère, stygian, infernal, opprobrium, anathema, bruit, scurrility, mulct, misanthropic, invective and 102 more...
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the trial of the wasps
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
quixotic, shattered, extravagant, warmth, courage, indomitable, spunky, unscathed, valiant, plucky, protagonist, antagonist and 27 more...
reesetee It'll be a fun list. :-) Sep 26, 2008
rolig Exactly, RT. This is going in my Wörterwunderkammer. Sep 26, 2008
reesetee Like the words in my "curio cabinet".... :-) Sep 26, 2008
rolig This word doesn't seem to have much of an existence outside of books with titles like "A Treasury of Unusual Words"; I think I might start tagging such words "collector's items". Sep 26, 2008
chained_bear *rolls eyes*
sorry, that was a terrible joke... Sep 25, 2008
vanishedone Yes, it restores one's faith in humanity, doesn't it? Sep 25, 2008
mercy I love that there's a single word for such a specific action. Sep 25, 2008
sionnach Such a useful and charming word. Nov 13, 2007