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gaberdine (n)

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a closely woven twill fabric, especially of cotton or wool; a coat of this material; originally a loose coat

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gaberlunzie (n)

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a beggar’s pouch, a strolling beggar

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gabion (n)

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a wickerwork or wire basket of earth or stones used for embankment work, eg in fortification

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gabnash (n)

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(Sct) prattle; chatter; a cheeky chatterbox

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gaboon (n)

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a West African hardwood of the genus Aucoumea

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gaby (n)

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(dialect) a simpleton

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gad (n)

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a miner’s wedge or chisel; a metal spike or pointed bar

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gadgie (n)

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(dialect) person (derogatory)

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gadi (n)

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an Indian throne

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gadling (n)

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a vagabond

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gado-gado (n)

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a Malaysian dish of mixed vegetables, hard-boiled eggs and peanut sauce

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gadroon (n)

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an embossed bead or cable like decoration used as an edging on silverware

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gadsman (n)

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(Sct) a person who drives the horses on the plough

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Gadus (n)

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the cod genus

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gadoid (adj)

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a fish of the Genus Gadus; belonging to, or resembling, this genus

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gadwall (n)

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a northern freshwater duck

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gaff (n)

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a hook used esp for landing large fish; the spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is fastened

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gagaku (n)

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a type of Japanese classical music played mainly at ceremonial occasions at court

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gag-tooth (n)

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a projecting tooth

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gage (n)

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something thrown down as a challenge

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haaf (n)

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(Orkney & Shetland) a deep-sea fishing ground

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haar (n)

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(East coast) a raw sea-mist

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habanera (n)

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a Cuban dance or dance-tune in two four time

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habdabs (n pl)

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a state of extreme nervousness

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Habdalah

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a Jewish ceremony or prayer that marks the end of Sabbath

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haberdine (n)

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dried salt cod

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habergeon (n)

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a sleeveless coat of mail, lighter than a hauberk

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habile (adj)

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fit, suitable; competent; dextrous

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habiliment (n)

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attire

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habilitate (v)

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to qualify; to equip or finance; to attire

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haboob (n)

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a sandstorm

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haček (n)

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In Slavonic languages, the diacritic (ˇ) placed over a letter to modify its sound

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hachure (n)

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shading, in the form of lines, showing a hill or a slope on a map; any such line

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hackamore (n)

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a halter used especially in the breaking of foals, consisting of a single length of rope with a loop to serve instead of a bridle.

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hackberry (n)

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the hagberry, an American tree related to the elm

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hackbolt (n)

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the greater shearwater

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hackbut, hagbut (n)

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an arquebus

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hackle (n)

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a comb for flax or hemp; a cock’s neck feather; hair on a dog’s neck

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hacklet, haglet (n)

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kittiwake; also perhaps the shearwater

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hackmatack (n)

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an American larch

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hade (n)

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(mining) the angle between the plane of a fault and a vertical plane

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had-I-wist (n)

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vain regret, remorse

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hadrome (n)

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the conducting elements and associated parenchyma in xylem

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haemanthus (n)

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the blood-flower, a South African amarylid

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haematic (adj)

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relating to blood

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ianthine (adj)

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violet-coloured

47
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iatrochemistry (n)

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an application of chemistry to medical theory introduced by Franscicus Sylvius of Leyden

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iatrogenic (adj)

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(of a disease of symptoms) induced unintentionally in a patient by the treatment or comments of a physician

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Ibadat (n)

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(Islam) service, worhsip

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iberis (n)

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any plant of the iberis genus of the Cruciferae, eg Candyfruit

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Ibo (n)

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a tribe in eastern Nigeria; a member of this tribe; their language

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ice-action (n)

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the action of glaciers and land-ice on the Earth’s surface

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ice apron (n)

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a structure on he upstream side of a bridge pier to break or ward off floating ice

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iceblink (n)

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a glare in the sky caused by light reflecting off distant ice

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ichabod (interj)

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the glory is departed (Hebrew)

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ichnite, ichnolite (n)

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a fossilised footprint

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ichnography (n)

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a ground-plan; the art of drawing ground-plans

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jabble (n & v)

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(Sct) an agitation in liquid; a rippling; to ripple

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jabot (n)

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a frill of lace, etc, worn in front of a woman’s dress or on a man’s shirt front

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jacamar (n)

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any one of a S American family of long-billed insect-catching birds with usually metallic green or bronze plumage

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jaçana, jacana (n)

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a long-toed swamp bird of the tropics

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jacaranda (n)

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a tropical tree of the family Bignoniaceae, with lilac-coloured flowers, fern-like leaves and hard, heavy, fragrant brown wood

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jacchus (n)

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a S American marmoset

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jacent (adj)

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lying flat; sluggish

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jacinth (n)

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a blue gemstone, perhaps sapphire; a reddish-orange variety of transparent zircon; a variety of garnet, topaz, quartz of other stone; a slaty-blue fancy pigeon

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Jackeen (n)

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a person from Dublin with parochial views, derogatory

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jack bean (n)

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a subtropical American climbing bean

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jack block (n)

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a block of pulleys used for lowering and raising topgallant-masts

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jack-by-the-hedge (n)

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garlic mustard

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jack plane (n)

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a large strong plane used by carpenters

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jackaroo, jackeroo (n)

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(Austl) a newcomer on a cattle farm

72
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jacobus (n)

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a gold coin of James I, worth 20-25 shillings

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jaconet (n)

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a cotton fabric, stronger than muslin; a thin material with waterproof backing used for medical dressings

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Jacqueminot (n)

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deep-red hybrid perpetual rose

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Jacquerie (n)

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the revolt of the French peasants in 1358; any peasant revolt

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jactation (n)

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the act of throwing

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jactitation (n)

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restless tossing in illness; bodily agitation, twitching, jerking; bragging, ostentation

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jaculation (n)

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the act of throwing or hurling, eg a dart

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ka (n)

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(ancient Egypt) the spirit or soul within a person, a god, or a statue of a dead person

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kaama (n)

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the hartebeest

81
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kabaya (n)

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a loose fabric

82
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kabelijou, kabelijouw (n)

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a large S African fish

83
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Kabyle (n)

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one of the Berber people of N Africa; a member of this people; a dialect of Berber

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kaccha (n)

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the short trousers traditionally worn by Sikhs

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kachahri, kacheri (n)

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an Indian’s magistrate’s office or courthouse

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kachina (n)

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any of the ancestral spirits invoked by the Pueblo peoples of N America at ritual ceremonies; a dancer who impersonates the ancestral spirits at these ceremonies

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kae (n)

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(Scot) a jackdaw

88
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kaffiyeh, keffiyeh, kufiyah (n)

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an Arab headdress of cloth, folded and held by a cord around the head

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kago (n)

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a Japanese basketwork palanquin

90
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kagu (n)

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a ground-dwelling bird with pale grey plumage and a loose crest, found only in New Caledonia

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kahal (n)

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any of the Jewish communities scattered across Europe; the local governing body of any of these communities

92
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kahawai (n)

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a large marine fish, of the perch family but resembling a salmon

93
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kahikatea (n)

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a tall coniferous tree of New Zealand

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kai (n)

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(NZ) food, a meal

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kail (n)

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a nine-pin, the game of nine-pins, skittles

96
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kainga (n)

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a Maori village

97
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kaizen (n)

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the Japanese principle of continuously improving industrial and business working practices

98
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kajawah (n)

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a camel saddle, or pannier

99
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kakemono (n)

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a Japanese wall-picture or calligraphic inscription on a roller

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kakiemon (n)

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a Japanese porcelain, first made by Sakaida Kakiemon in the 17th c, recognisable from its use of iron-red

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