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lazaretto
lazaretto
/ˌlæzəˈrɛtoʊ/
noun
A small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
(
glory hole
,
lazaretto
)
a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
(
lazar house
,
lazaret
,
lazarette
,
lazaretto
,
pesthouse
)
hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
sweet pickle
sweet pickle
/swiːt ˈpɪkl/
noun
Pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar
(
sweet pickle
)
pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar
I added some sweet pickle slices to my sandwich.
I added some sweet pickle slices to my sandwich.
Procrustes
Procrustes
/proʊˈkrʌstiz/
noun
(Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus
(
Procrustes
)
(Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus
Travelers feared the notorious Procrustes and his torturous iron bed.
Travelers feared the notorious Procrustes and his torturous iron bed.
Azolla caroliniana
Azolla caroliniana
/əˈzɒlə ˌkærəˈlɪniːənə/
noun
Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
(
Azolla caroliniana
,
Carolina pond fern
,
floating fern
,
mosquito fern
)
small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
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