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Earthlight
The sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon by which we see faintly when the moon is near the sun either before or after new moon that part of the moons disk unillumined by direct...
Counterglow
An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun best seen during September and October when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces Its cause is not yet understood Called...
Crack loo
A kind of gambling game consisting in pitching coins to or towards the ceiling of a room so that they shall fall as near as possible to a certain crack in the floor
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crossing guard
a person who stands at a street crossing to assist children to cross the street safely usually used near schools during the times that children are entering or leaving the school
crows nest
A box or platform near the top of a mast esp in whalers to shelter the man on the lookout
Cup shake
A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree found oftenest near the roots
Danburite
A borosilicate of lime first found at Danbury Conn It is near the topaz in form
Derby
A race for three old horses run annually at Epsom near London for the Derby stakes It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780
doldrums
A part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms squalls and light baffling winds which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks so called by sailors
dolma
a dish composed of well seasoned rice with nuts or currants of minced lamb simmered or braised in stock stuffed into tomatoes or green peppers or wrapped in grape leaves popular in the near east
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