Mellifluous

  • 61powdery mildew — Mildew Mil dew, n. [AS. melede[ a]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors …

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  • 62marmalade — noun Etymology: Middle English marmelat quince conserve, Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo quince, from Latin melimelum, a sweet apple, from Greek melimēlon, from meli honey + mēlon apple more at mellifluous Date: circa 1676 a clear sweetened… …

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  • 63melilot — noun Etymology: Middle English mellilot, from Old French melilot, from Latin melilotos, from Greek melilōtos, from meli honey + lōtos clover, lotus more at mellifluous Date: 14th century sweet clover; especially a yellow flowered sweet clover… …

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  • 64mellifluent — adjective Etymology: Late Latin mellifluent , mellifluens, from Latin mell , mel + fluent , fluens, present participle of fluere Date: 1601 mellifluous • mellifluently adverb …

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  • 65molasses — noun Etymology: modification of Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin mellaceum grape juice, from Latin mell , mel honey more at mellifluous Date: 1582 1. the thick dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar manufacture 2. a …

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  • 66mellifluously — adverb see mellifluous …

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  • 67mellifluousness — noun see mellifluous …

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  • 68Bernard of Clairvaux — Infobox Saint name=Saint Bernard of Clairvaux birth date=1090 death date=death date|1153|8|20|mf=y feast day=August 20 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church imagesize=200px caption=St Bernard in A Short History of Monks and… …

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  • 69Claudius Aelianus — Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century, resident at Rome, is sometimes confused with Claudius Aelianus. Claudius Aelianus (ca. 175 – ca. 235) (Greek: Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός)[1], often seen as just Aelian, born at Praeneste, was a… …

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  • 70Lester Bangs — Infobox Writer name = Lester Bangs imagesize = 200px caption = Lester Bangs during an interview pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|1948|12|13|mf=y birthplace = Escondido, California, United States deathdate = death date and… …

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