(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
cyanformate
cypraeiform
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
footpaddery
footpaddery
noun
(historical) The crime of robbing travelers on the road.
foregallery
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
foretrysail
forgettably
forgettably
adv
In a forgettable manner.
forgiveably
formaldehyd
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
freemasonry
freemasonry
noun
(figuratively) Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
(figuratively) Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.
Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
hydrofluate
hydrofluate
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A supposed compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base; a fluoride.
malefactory
malefactory
adj
Doing evil or wicked things.
myofilament
myofilament
noun
A filament within a myofibril, constructed from proteins
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
nonefficacy
nonefficacy
noun
Absence of efficacy.
nonfeasibly
nonfeudally
offhandedly
offhandedly
adv
in an offhand manner
overamplify
overamplify
verb
To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
overfaintly
overfrailly
overfrailty
overfrankly
overgratify
overmagnify
overmagnify
verb
To magnify too much.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
oversatisfy
oversatisfy
verb
(transitive) To do more than satisfy; to go beyond the requirements or wants of.
perforatory
perfumatory
perfumatory
adj
Of, relating to, or emitting perfume.
noun
A factory that produces perfume.
perifoliary
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
prefamously
prefatorily
prefatorily
adv
In a prefatory manner; by way of preface.
pseudofarcy
pseudofarcy
noun
epizootic lymphangitis, a disease of horses
pyrosulfate
pyrosulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
refectorary
reformatory
reformatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
noun
A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.