LAMPASSES

Noun

lampasses

plural of lampasse

Source: Wiktionary


LAMPAS

Lam"pas, n. Etym: [F. lampas.]

Definition: An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; -- called also lampers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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