INFARCE

In*farce", v. t. Etym: [L. infarcire: pref. in- in + farcire, fartum and farctum, to stuff, cram.]

Definition: To stuff; to swell. [Obs.] The body is infarced with . . . watery humors. Sir T. Elyot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

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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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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