Vocabulary : Sphygmoscope to Spicebush

Sphygmoscope : Same as Sphygmograph.
Sphyraenoid : Of or pertaining to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes including the barracudas.
Spial : A spy; a scout.
Spica : A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley. ;; A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo.
Spicae : of Spica

Spicate : Alt. of Spicated
Spicated : Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
Spiccato : Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
Spice : Species; kind. ;; A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc. ;; Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief. ;; To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit. ;; To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices. ;; To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
Spicebush : Spicewood.

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