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11Scantest — Scant Scant, a. [Compar. {Scanter}; superl. {Scantest}.] [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to dole out, to portion.] 1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty;… …
12Boyd Morehead — Infobox President | name =Boyd Morehead nationality =Australian order =10th Premier of Queensland term start =30 November 1888 term end =12 August 1890 deputy = predecessor =Sir Thomas McIlwraith successor = Samuel Griffith birth date =birth… …
13Andras Medulic — Andras Medulic † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Andras Medulic A Croatian painter and engraver, called by Italian authors Medola, Medula, Schiavone, Schiaon, etc., b. at Sibenik, Dalmatia, 1522; d. at Venice 1582. The son of poor parents,… …
14MOREHEAD, Boyd Dunlop (1843-1905) — premier of Queensland was born at Sydney on 24 August 1843. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and matriculated at Sydney university. He, however, did not continue at the university but joined the Bank of New South Wales, where he obtained… …
15Mathilde Fibiger — Mathilde Fibiger, photographed by Thora Hallager (1821 1884). Source: Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen Mathilde Fibiger (December 13, 1830 – June 17, 1872) was a Danish feminist, novelist, and telegraphist. Contents 1 Biography …
16Aberfoyle — ABERFOYLE, a parish, in the county of Perth, 14 miles (W. by S.) from Doune, and 20 (W. by N.) from Stirling; containing 543 inhabitants. This place derives its name from the situation of the church, near the mouth of a rivulet called, in… …
17scant — I. v. a. 1. Limit, straiten, stint. 2. Grudge, keep back, be niggard of, cut short. II. a. 1. Scanty, scarcely sufficient. 2. Scarce, short, insufficient …
18bare — adj 1. naked, stark naked, nude, Inf. in the buff, Chiefly Brit. starkers; uncovered, undressed, unclothed, undraped, unrobed, unclad, unappareled, unveiled; disrobed, stripped, bared, exposed, denuded, divested, peeled; bald, (of a young bird)… …
19bare — I [[t]bɛər[/t]] adj. bar•er, bar•est 1) without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs[/ex] 2) without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls[/ex] 3) mere: a bare three miles[/ex] 4) unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts[/ex] 5) …
20pit|tance — «PIHT uhns», noun. 1. a small allowance of money; very scanty wage or stipend: »a widow s pittance. She…contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life (Mary Shelley). 2. a small amount or share: »to retain at least a pittance of …
