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English Idioms :: guard
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gualdian.html - See: COLOR GUARD, OFF GUARD, ON GUARD. |
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Traditional English :: guacamole
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gualdian.html - n. a dish of mashed avocado pears mixed with chopped onion, tomatoes, chilli peppers, and seasoning. [Amer. Sp. f. Nahuatl ahuacamolli f. ahuacatl avocado + molli sauce] |
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Traditional English :: guacharo
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gualdian.html - n.
(pl. -os) a nocturnal bird, Steatornis caripensis, native to S. America and feeding on fruit. Also called oil-bird. [S.Amer. Sp.] |
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Traditional English :: guaiac
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gualdian.html - var. of GUAIACUM 2. |
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Traditional English :: guaiacum
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gualdian.html - n. 1 any tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to tropical America. 2 (also guaiac) a the hard dense oily timber of some of these, esp. G. officinale. Also called LIGNUM VITAE. b the resin from this used medicinally. [mod.L f. Sp. guayaco of Haitian orig.] |
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Traditional English :: guan
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gualdian.html - n.
any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. [prob. f. a native name] |
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