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Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war.
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A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; -- called also Vienna caustic.
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A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.
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A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols.
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A kind of lively dance of a rude, boisterous character. Also, music in triple time appropriate to the dance.
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A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
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A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.
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A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East.
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A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous tufa.
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A tubulure. A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation.
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