lamina (lambuhnuh)

noun (pl. -nae):

a thin layer, plate, or scale of sedimentary rock, organic tissue, or other material

Derivatives: laminose (adjective)

recension (risenchun)

noun:
a revised edition of a text; an act of making a revised edition of a text

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tonsure (tahnshure)

noun:
a part of a monk’s or priest’s head left bare on top by shaving off the hair.
[in singular]: an act of shaving the top of a monk’s or priest’s head as a preparation for entering a religious order.

verb (transitive), often as adjective (tonsured)
shave the hair on the crown of

Rictus:

noun: a fixed grimace or grin

Jeweler’s rouge:

Noun. Finely ground ferric oxide, used as a polish for metal and optical glass.

Dyspeptic (dis’peptik)

Adjective: Of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression.

Noun: A person who suffers from indigestion or irritability.

risible |ˈrizəbəl|adjectivesuch as to provoke laughter : a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent.• rare (of a person) having the faculty or power of laughing; inclined to laugh.DERIVATIVESrisibility |ˌrizəˈbilətē| nounrisibly |-blē| adverbORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense [inclined to laughter] ): from late Latin risibilis, from Latin ris- ‘laughed,’ from the verb ridere.

wen 1 |wen|nouna boil or other swelling or growth on the skin, esp. a sebaceous cyst.• archaic an outstandingly large or overcrowded city : the great wen of London.ORIGIN Old English wen(n), of unknown origin; compare with Low German wehne ‘tumor, wart.’wen 2 (also wyn |win|)nouna runic letter, used in Old and Middle English, later replaced by w.ORIGIN Old English , literally [joy] ; so named because it is the first letter of this word. Compare with sense 3 of thorn and sense 2 of ash 2 .

spoor |spoŏr; spô(ə)r|nounthe track or scent of an animal : they searched around the hut for a spoor | the trail is marked by wolf spoor.verb [ trans. ]follow the track or scent of (an animal or person) : taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man.DERIVATIVESspoorer nounORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor, ofGermanic origin.

timber |ˈtimbər|nounwood prepared for use in building and carpentry : the exploitation of forests for timber [as adj. ] : a small timber building.• trees grown for such wood : contracts to cut timber.• (usu. timbers) a wooden beam or board used in building a house, ship, or other structure.• [as exclam. ] used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut: we cried “Timber!” as our tree fell.• [usu. with adj. ] personal qualities or character, esp. as seen as suitable for a particular role : she is frequently hailed as presidential timber.ORIGIN Old English in the sense [a building,] also [building material,]of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer ‘room,’ from an Indo-European root meaning ‘build.’