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lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… Pendentive , pendentive (archit.) each of the spherical triangles formed by the intersection of a hemispherical dome by two pairs of opposite arches. XVIII. — F.… repousse , re·pous·sé / rəˌpoōˈsā/ • adj. (of metalwork) hammered into relief from the reverse side. • n. ornamental metalwork fashioned in this way.
repoussé b… ullage , ullage amount by which a cask or bottle falls short of being full. XV (oylage, ulage). — AN. ulliage = OF. ouillage, œillage, f. (O)F. ouiller, eulli… Dragonnades , dragonnade persecution directed by Louis XIV against French protestants in which dragoons were quartered upon the victims. XVIII. — F., f. dragon DRA… Autarchy , autarchy absolute sovereignty. XVII. — Gr. autarkhíā, f. aútarkhos, f. autós AUTO- + árkhein rule; see -Y2.
autarky self-sufficiency. XVII. — Gr. aut…
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