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tern — al·tern; chil·tern; cis·tern; cit·tern; flit·tern; git·tern; in·tern·ee; in·tern·ment; in·tern·ship; lan·tern·man; lec·tern; li·top·tern; pas·tern; pat·tern·ize; pat·tern·less; quar·tern; sal·tern; sis·tern; slat·tern·li·ness; su·per·al·tern;… … English syllables
cit — an·thra·cit·ic; an·thra·cit·i·za·tion; an·thra·cit·ous; cit·a·del; cit·ied; cit·i·fi·ca·tion; cit·i·fied; cit·i·fy; cit·i·zen; cit·i·zen·ess; cit·i·zen·ly; cit·i·zen·ry; cit·i·zen·ship; cit·ra·con·ate; cit·ra·con·ic; cit·ral; cit·range;… … English syllables
cittern — cit·tern … English syllables
cittern — cit•tern [[t]ˈsɪt ərn[/t]] n. mad an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear shaped soundbox and wire strings • Etymology: 1550–60; perh. b. Lcithara kithara and MFguiterne gittern … From formal English to slang
cithern — Cittern Cit tern, n. [L.cithara, Gr. kiqa ra. Cf. {Cithara}, {Gittern}.] (Mus.) An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also {cithern}.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: Not to be confounded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cittern — Cit tern, n. [L.cithara, Gr. kiqa ra. Cf. {Cithara}, {Gittern}.] (Mus.) An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also {cithern}.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: Not to be confounded with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cittern-head — Cit tern head , n. Blockhead; dunce; so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head. Marsion [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vertical — vertical, ale, aux [ vɛrtikal, o ] adj. et n. • 1587; point vertical 1545; bas lat. verticalis, de vertex, verticis « sommet » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui suit la direction de la pesanteur, du fil à plomb en un lieu; perpendiculaire à un plan horizontal.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
protection — [ prɔtɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1200; bas lat. protectio 1 ♦ L action, le fait de protéger, de défendre qqn ou qqch. (contre un agresseur, un danger, etc.); le fait de se protéger ou d être protégé. ⇒ 1. aide, assistance, 1. défense, 1. garde, secours … Encyclopédie Universelle
Yell, Shetland — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=HU492935 celtic name= norse name=Jala meaning of name=Possibly of Pictish origin or from Old Norse for barren area=21,211 ha area rank=11 highest elevation=Hill of Arisdale 210 m Population=957 population… … Wikipedia
