albicant
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Albicant — Al bi*cant, a. [L. albicans, p. pr. of albicare, albicatum, to be white, fr. albus white.] Growing or becoming white. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
albicant — albicant, ppl. a. (ˈælbɪkənt) [ad. L. albicantem pr. pple. of albicā re: see albication.] Becoming or growing white. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
albicant — a. growing white. ♦ albication, n. formation of white patches in plants … Dictionary of difficult words
PYGARGUS — Graece πύγαργος, aquilae genus est; a candicante caudae sic dictae, cuius meminêre Aristoteles, Hist. Anim. Plin. l. 10. c. 3. Hesychius, Suidas. Sed et inter damarum aut caprearum genera. Sic Herodoti, l. 4. inter animalia, quae habent… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Colour Terms — This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of normal colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives; e.g. cardinal = deep scarlet red; russet = reddish brown. Note that most English speakers outside the U.S.… … Phrontistery dictionary
