RedRaven edited the glossary entries of The Pilgrim's Regress Monday, December 13, 2010.
- Added a term: Aspidistra: answers.com:n.Any of several eastern Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra in the lily family, especially A. elatior, which has large evergreen basal leaves and small, brownish bell-shaped flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant. Also called cast-iron plant.
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- Added a term: Viex Jeu: merriam-webster.com: french term meaning "old game" or "old hat"
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- Added a term: Pipkin: merriam-webster.com:a small earthenware or metal pot usually with a horizontal handle
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- Added a term: Psittacosis: answers.com:n.An infectious disease of parrots and related birds caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci, that is communicable to humans, in whom it produces high fever, severe headache, and symptoms similar to pneumonia. Also called parrot fever.
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- Added a term: Fissiparous: merriam-webster.com:: tending to break up into parts : divisive <fissiparous tendencies within a political party>
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- Added a term: Anodyne: dictionary.com:–noun1.a medicine that relieves or allays pain.2.anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief.–adjective3.relieving pain.4.soothing to the mind or feelings.
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- Added a term: Antediluvian: dictionary.com:–adjective1.of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.2.very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.–noun3.a person who lived before the Flood.4.a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.
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