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epicycle , epicycle XIV. — (O)F. épicycle or late L. epicyclus — Gr. epíkuklos; see EPI-, CYCLE. desolate , desolate •circumvallate • bedplate • template •breastplate • nameplate • faceplate •chelate • fishplate • sibilate • jubilate •flagellate • legislate… Petiole , pet·i·ole / ˈpetēˌōl/ • n. Bot. the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem; leafstalk. ∎ Zool. a slender stalk between two structures, esp. that between t… Will-o-the-wisp , will-o'-the-wisp / ˈwil ə [voicedth]ə ˈwisp/ • n. an ignis fatuus. ∎ fig. a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to find, reach, or catch.… Homeotherm , ho·me·o·therm / ˈhōmēəˌ[unvoicedth]ərm/ (also ho·moi·o·therm) • n. Zool. an organism that maintains its body temperature at a constant level, usually… Lawson, Winifred (1892–1961) , lax / laks/ • adj. 1. not sufficiently strict or severe: lax security arrangements at the airport he'd been a bit lax about discipline in school late…
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