CONTEMPERATE

Con*tem"per*ate, v. t. Etym: [See Contemper.]

Definition: To temper; to moderate. [Obs.] Moisten and contemperate the air. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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โ€œCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ€ โ€“ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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