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Slope
·adv In a sloping manner. II. Slope ·adj <<Sloping>>. III. Slope ·vi To <<Depart>>; to disappear s...

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to slope
To run away. A new but very common vulgarism. As the officers approached, some hid themselves in th...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
superior
sŭpĕrĭor, ōris, v. superus. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
superior
superior ius, gen.ōris, comp.of superus. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Superior
·noun The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like. II. Superior ·adj Pointing toward the a...

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exterior slope
In fortification, that slope of a work towards the country which is next outward beyond its superior...

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Germania Superior
GERMA´NIA SUPE´RIOR[GALLIA,p. 967.] ...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
superior conjunction
When an inferior planet is situated in the same longitude as the sun, and has that luminary between ...

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superior planets
Those which revolve about the sun as a centre, outside the earth's orbit; the opposite of inferior. ...

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slope of wind
A breeze favouring a long tack near to the required course, and which may be expected to veer to fai...

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