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Draco interdum Vincit
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Presumably, this is as opposed to Malign, Malignant ?
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Those are given as antonyms, yes.Presumably, this is as opposed to Malign, Malignant ?
Those are given as antonyms, yes.
My La-Z-Boy rocker/recliner came with headrest and arm covers that match the upholstery -- I didn't realize I had antimacassars in the house until researching the definition.My ole' Granny always had one on the chair-back.
Ord, from the Celtic ord, or Ard,; a headland or promontory, as the Ord of Caithness: Ardnamurchan, &c. 'In Suffolk,' says Mr. Halliwell, 'a promontory is called an ord. The word has also the sense of a beginning, or a point.
And touched him with the spear's ord.
—Romance of Sir Oluel.
Saul drew his sword,
And ran even upon the ord.
—Cursor Mundi; Trin Coll. Cam., quoted by Halliwell.
Taken from Lost Beauties of the English Language, by Charles Mackay, LL.D.
Mackay doesn't deign to tell us who Mr. Halliwell may have been.