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71civet — civetlike, adj. /siv it/, n. 1. a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery. 2. any catlike, carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Viverrinae, chiefly of… …
72Easter Island — an island in the S Pacific, W of and belonging to Chile. ab. 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km): gigantic statues. Also called Rapa Nui. Spanish, Isla de Pascua. * * * Spanish Isla de Pascua native Rapa Nui Island (pop., 2000 est.: 3,618), eastern Pacific… …
73Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… …
74impasto — /im pas toh, pah stoh/, n. Painting. 1. the laying on of paint thickly. 2. the paint so laid on. 3. enamel or slip applied to a ceramic object to form a decoration in low relief. [1775 85; < It, n. deriv. of impastare to IMPASTE] * * * ▪ art… …
75mistletoe — /mis euhl toh /, n. 1. a European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on various trees, used in Christmas decorations. 2. any of several other related, similar plants, as Phoradendron serotinum,… …
76painted turtle — n. a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace. [1875 80] * * * Species (Chrysemys picta, family Emydidae) of brightly marked North… …
77Pripet Marshes — an extensive wooded marshland in S Byelorussia (Belarus) and NW Ukraine. 33,500 sq. mi. (86,765 sq. km). * * * Vast marsh region, southern Belarus and northwestern Ukraine. The largest swamp of the European continent, the marshes lie in the… …
78Sierra Leone — Sierra Leonean /lee oh nee euhn/. /lee oh nee, lee ohn / an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 4,891,546; 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Cap.: Freetown. * * *… …
79slather — /sladh euhr/, Informal. v.t. 1. to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast. 2. to spread something thickly on (usually fol. by with): to slather toast with butter. 3. to spend or use lavishly. n. 4. Often, slathers. a generous amount …
80thickset — adj. /thik set /; n. /thik set /, adj. 1. set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge. 2. studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed: a sky thickset with stars. 3. heavily or solidly built; stocky: a thickset young man. n. 4.… …
