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  • 61Acceptable — Ac*cept a*ble ( s[e^]pt [.a]*b l; 277), a. [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.] Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present,… …

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  • 62At pleasure — Pleasure Pleas ure, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive. See {Please}.] 1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of …

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  • 63Felicities — Felicity Fe*lic i*ty, n.; pl. {Felicities}. [OE. felicite, F. f[ e]licit[ e], fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus.] 1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good. [1913 Webster] Our own… …

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  • 64Felicity — Fe*lic i*ty, n.; pl. {Felicities}. [OE. felicite, F. f[ e]licit[ e], fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus.] 1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good. [1913 Webster] Our own felicity we …

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  • 65Flavor — Fla vor, n. [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor, cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf. {Blow}.] [Written also {flavour}.] 1. That quality of anything which… …

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  • 66flavour — Flavor Fla vor, n. [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor, cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf. {Blow}.] [Written also {flavour}.] 1. That quality of anything… …

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  • 67Gratification — Grat i*fi*ca tion, n. [L. gratificatio: cf. F. gratification.] 1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart …

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  • 68Gratified — Gratify Grat i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as,… …

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  • 69Gratify — Grat i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to… …

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  • 70Kindergarten — Kin der*gar ten, n. [G., lit., children s garden; kinder (pl. of kind child, akin to E. kin kindred) + garten garden.] 1. A class within a primary school or a separate school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six years,… …

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