† streperosityn.
Obsolete. rare.
High-sounding language.
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1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. i. vii. 175 The blessed Domine..ravished with the streperosity [Sp. con el estrepitoso sonido] of pentacontarch, captain, soldiers, and stipendiary, told his scholars [etc.].
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n.1772- precinctuary
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- precious
- precious blood
- precious body
- precious coals
- precious coral
- precious few
- precious garnet
- precious john
- precious little
- precious metal
- precious opal
- precious pier
- precious red coral
- precious stone
- precious tourmaline
- precious-juiced
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