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  • 111Ethiop — late 14c., from L. Æthiops Ethiopian, negro, from Gk. Aithiops, perhaps from aithein to burn + ops face (Cf. aithops fiery looking, later sunburned ). Who the Homeric Æthiopians were is a matter of doubt. The poet elsewhere speaks of two… …

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  • 112beatifical — adj. that has the ability to bless or bestow blissful enjoyment; blissful …

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  • 113beatific — [bē΄ə tif′ik] adj. [ME < ML(Ec) beatificus < LL(Ec) beatificare: see BEATIFY] 1. making blissful or blessed 2. showing happiness or delight; blissful [a beatific smile] beatifically adv …

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  • 114blissfully — adverb in a blissful manner (Freq. 2) he was blissfully unaware of the danger • Derived from adjective: ↑blissful …

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  • 115cloud nine — noun a state of extreme happiness • Syn: ↑bliss, ↑blissfulness, ↑seventh heaven, ↑walking on air • Derivationally related forms: ↑walk on air (for: ↑walking on air), ↑ …

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  • 116Arrose — Ar*rose , v. t. [F. arroser.] To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you. Two N. Kins. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 117Blessed — Bless ed (bl[e^]s [e^]d), a. 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. [1913 Webster] O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Enjoying happiness or …

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  • 118Carpinus Betulus — Yoke Yoke (y[=o]k), n. [OE. yok, [yogh]oc, AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. zy gon, Skr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. ?, Skr. yui. [root]109, 280. Cf …

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  • 119Havened — Ha vened (h[=a] v nd), p. a. Sheltered in a haven. [1913 Webster] Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 120Joyous — Joy ous, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. [1913 Webster] Is this your joyous city? Is. xxiii. 7. [1913… …

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