Dictionary Picture Word Cards

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havenlet definition: A small haven or harbour. Thomas Cole: L'Allegro
havenlet definition: A small haven or harbour. Thomas Cole: L'Allegro
acatry definition: A place of storage of, or staff responsible for, such provisions in a large household, spec. the English royal household. Painting. Adriaen van Utrecht (1599–1653) Banquet Still Life
acatry definition: A place of storage of, or staff responsible for, such provisions in a large household, spec. the English royal household. Painting. Adriaen van Utrecht (1599–1653) Banquet Still Life
alumere definition: A person who enlightens another. Laura Muntz Lyall - Interesting Story. 1898
alumere definition: A person who enlightens another. Laura Muntz Lyall - Interesting Story. 1898
apricity definition: The warmness of the Sun in Winter. Albert Bierstadt - Winter in Yosemite. Unknown Date.
apricity definition: The warmness of the Sun in Winter. Albert Bierstadt - Winter in Yosemite. Unknown Date.
esculent definition: Suitable for food, eatable. Jehan Georges Vibert: The Marvelous Sauce
esculent definition: Suitable for food, eatable. Jehan Georges Vibert: The Marvelous Sauce
gossamer definition: A fine filmy substance, consisting of cobwebs, spun by small spiders, which is seen floating in the air in calm weather, esp. in autumn, or spread over a grassy surface: occasionally with a and plural, a thread or web of gossamer. Józef Chełmoński: Indian summer.
gossamer definition: A fine filmy substance, consisting of cobwebs, spun by small spiders, which is seen floating in the air in calm weather, esp. in autumn, or spread over a grassy surface: occasionally with a and plural, a thread or web of gossamer. Józef Chełmoński: Indian summer.
halesome definition: wholesome adj. (in various senses); (now) esp. promoting or conducive to physical health. Hendrik Goltzius: Hercules and Cacus
halesome definition: wholesome adj. (in various senses); (now) esp. promoting or conducive to physical health. Hendrik Goltzius: Hercules and Cacus
honeysome definition: Full of honey or sweetness; honeyed. Boris Kustodiev: Merchant's Wife at Tea
honeysome definition: Full of honey or sweetness; honeyed. Boris Kustodiev: Merchant's Wife at Tea
macushla definition: Irish mo chuisle my pulse, my heartbeat (apparently already in Early Irish) < mo my + cuisle pulse, beat (see acushla n.). Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton: The Painter's Honeymoon
macushla definition: Irish mo chuisle my pulse, my heartbeat (apparently already in Early Irish) < mo my + cuisle pulse, beat (see acushla n.). Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton: The Painter's Honeymoon
pavisand definition: To display an impressive or opulent array of clothing and ornament; to flaunt one's appearance. Gustav Klimt: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
pavisand definition: To display an impressive or opulent array of clothing and ornament; to flaunt one's appearance. Gustav Klimt: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
poculent definition: Drinkable; suitable for drinking.. A Good Drink Eduard von Grützner
poculent definition: Drinkable; suitable for drinking.. A Good Drink Eduard von Grützner
prestancy definition. Pre-eminence, priority, superiority. Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
prestancy definition. Pre-eminence, priority, superiority. Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
rugible definition: Capable of roaring. Jean-Baptiste Oudry: The Lion and the Fly
rugible definition: Capable of roaring. Jean-Baptiste Oudry: The Lion and the Fly
vollenge definition. avalanche. Philip James de Loutherbourg: An Avalanche in the Alps
vollenge definition. avalanche. Philip James de Loutherbourg: An Avalanche in the Alps
spanglet definition: A little spangle. Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night Over the Rhone
spanglet definition: A little spangle. Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night Over the Rhone
sprusado-definition: A person who is smartly dressed. Rower in a Top Hat Artwork Gustave Caillebotte
sprusado-definition: A person who is smartly dressed. Rower in a Top Hat Artwork Gustave Caillebotte
cometical definition: figurative. Designating something likened to a comet, esp. in being portentous, brilliant, or transient. Landscape with a comet by Heorhiy Narbut
cometical definition: figurative. Designating something likened to a comet, esp. in being portentous, brilliant, or transient. Landscape with a comet by Heorhiy Narbut
symphan-definition: symphony. Orchestra of the OperaEdgar Degas
symphan-definition: symphony. Orchestra of the OperaEdgar Degas