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Periscians

polar circle whose shadows during some summer days will move entirely round falling toward every point of the compass

Pitiable

Deserving pity wworthy of or exciting compassion miserable lamentable piteous as pitiable persons a pitiable condition pitiable wretchedness

Pure

matter free from mixture or combination clean mere simple unmixed as pure water pure clay pure air pure compassion

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Purprise

A close or inclosure the compass of a manor

Room

Unobstructed spase space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object compass extent of place great or small as there is not room for a house the table takes up

Sea card

Mariners card or compass

Shrink

To wrinkle bend or curl to shrivel hence to contract into a less extent or compass to gather together to become compacted

Abridgment

Abridgment [fr. abreviamentum, Lat.], a large work contracted into a narrow compass; a summary, epitome, or compendium. As to how far this may be done without breach of copyright, see

Chase

forest and not endowed with so many liberties, as officers, laws, courts; and yet it is of larger compass than a park, having more officers an game than a park. Every forest is a chase, but every

Deciners, Decenniers, or Doziners

oversight of the Friburghs or views of frankpledge for the maintenance of the King's peace. The limit and compass of their jurisdiction was called decenna, because it commonly consisted of ten households; as every person, bound for

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