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Acraʹtes (3 syl.)

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i.e., incontinence; called by Spenser the father of Cymochʹlēs and Pyrochʹlēs.—Faëry Queen, ii. 4.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Acoime tæ
Acolyte
Aconite
Acrasia (Self-indulgence)
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Acre-shot
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Acrostics