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  • 111Foison — Foi son, n. [F. foison, fr. L. fusio a pouring, effusion. See {Fusion}.] Rich harvest; plenty; abundance. [Archaic] Lowell. [1913 Webster] That from the seedness the bare fallow brings To teeming foison. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 112Great-bellied — Great bel lied, a. Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 113Plenties — Plenty Plen ty, n.; pl. {Plenties}, in Shak. [OE. plentee, plente, OF. plent[ e], fr. L. plenitas, fr. plenus full. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Complete}.] Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant… …

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  • 114Plenty — Plen ty, n.; pl. {Plenties}, in Shak. [OE. plentee, plente, OF. plent[ e], fr. L. plenitas, fr. plenus full. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Complete}.] Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of… …

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  • 115Pregnant — Preg nant, a. [L. praegnans, antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. pr[ e]gnant. See {Gender}, 2d {Kin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to …

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  • 116Pregnant construction — Pregnant Preg nant, a. [L. praegnans, antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. pr[ e]gnant. See {Gender}, 2d {Kin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid;… …

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  • 117Sea marge — Land which borders on the sea; the seashore. Shak. [1913 Webster] You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life. J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 118Wretched — Wretch ed, a. 1. Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting. To what wretched state reserved! Milton. [1913 Webster] O cruel! Death! to those you… …

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  • 119horde — noun Etymology: Middle French, German, & Polish; Middle French & German, from Polish horda, from Ukrainian dialect gorda, alteration of Ukrainian orda, from Old Russian, from Turkic orda, ordu khan s residence Date: 1555 1. a. a political… …

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  • 120pregnant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praegnant , praegnans carrying a fetus, alteration of praegnas, from prae pre + gnas (akin to gignere to give birth to) more at kin Date: 14th century 1. archaic cogent 2. abounding in fancy, wit,… …

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