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 deathwatch deathwatch /ˈdɛθˌwɑːtʃ/

noun

  1. Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death  ( deathwatch , deathwatch beetle , Xestobium rufovillosum )
    bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
  2. Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers  ( book louse , booklouse , deathwatch , Liposcelis divinatorius )
    minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


 surprised surprised /səˈpraɪzd/

adjective

  1. () Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment  ( surprised )
    taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
     Surprised by her student's ingenuity
    surprised by her student's ingenuity
     Surprised that he remembered my name
    surprised that he remembered my name
     A surprised expression
    a surprised expression


 lateen lateen /ləˈtiːn/

adjective

  1. Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail  ( lateen , lateen-rigged )
    rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

noun

  1. A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean  ( lateen , lateen sail )
    a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean


 phylactery phylactery /fɪˈlæktəri/

noun

  1. (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer  ( phylactery , tefillin )
    (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer