killdeer — /kil dear /, n. an American plover, Charadrius vociferus, having two black bands around the upper breast. Also called killdeer plover. [1725 35, Amer.; imit.] * * * Bird (Charadrius vociferus) that frequents grassy mudflats, pastures, and fields … Universalium
gel-1 — gel 1 English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm” Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
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keffekil — Kiefekil Kie fe*kil, n. [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud.] (Min.) A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written {keffekil}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kiefekil — Kie fe*kil, n. [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud.] (Min.) A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written {keffekil}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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