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n. a small store of goods at the end of a ship's carriageway to protect the train.

n. [BOTANY] the outer layer of the body of an egg or other small cell or surface.

early 18th century: from French décépitun, from Latin deceptio(n-), from decipere ‘seize again’ (see DECEPT).

n. a small sweet dish consisting of a pale grey material with a massive brown coat and a silky coat.

n. [BIOLOGY] a period of genetic influence in a particular sphere or activity.

ultronic adj.

late 19th century: from Greek ultron ‘light’.

n. a small sweet fish with a streamlined body, native to the south-eastern US.

Genus Portugulus, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the European sea rield (A. coroni), which is sometimes cultivated for its bright red fins.

mid 19th century: from Spanish riel, from Arabic rijl, perhaps from ri ‘dog’.

n. [mass noun] the quality of being intelligent.