rote |
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the sound of the surf.
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aiguille |
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a needle-like peak of rock.
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cochlea |
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a winding stair, or a tower with one.
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samara |
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a winged seed, as of the elm, ash, or maple.
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offing |
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the sea at some distance from shore, beyond
anchoring distance.
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airlight |
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air-scattered light, esp. as it reduces the
perceived contrast of distant objects.
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volplane |
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to glide in an unpowered airplane.
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plangent |
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beating, as waves; resounding, as a bell.
[< L /plangere/ lament]
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ylem |
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the initial stuff of the universe, whence all
matter is presumably derived.
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bourdon |
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a bagpipe's drone pipe; a stringed instrument's
drone string; a bass tone; a very deep pipe organ stop;
the deepest bell in a carillon.
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