cisticadj.
/ˈsɪstɪk/ rare.
Of the nature of a cist.
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cistic1866
sarcophagous1885
anthropoid1912
1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 127 These cistic tombs..are most likely subsequent..to the large kistvaen.
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adj.1866- to bear a blow
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- to bear a bone in one's hood
- to bear a brain
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