FONTANGES

Noun

fontanges

plural of fontange

Source: Wiktionary


FONTANGE

Fon`tange", n. Etym: [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.]

Definition: A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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