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   tall mallow
         n 1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary
               clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United
               States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese},
               {cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]

English Dictionary: tall mallow by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tylenol
n
  1. an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
    Synonym(s): acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda
      lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.
      lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in
      bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.
      {Lavender}.]
      1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.
            vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil
            used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.
            Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the
            arts.
  
      2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and
            more delicate than lilac.
  
      {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub
            ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean
            region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used
            to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground
            cypress}.
  
      {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential
            oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of
            ambergris.
  
      {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.
  
      {To lay in lavender}.
            (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.
            (b) To pawn. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To lay on}, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on
            blows.
  
      {To lay on load}, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs.
            [or] Archaic]
  
      {To lay one's self out}, to strive earnestly.
  
                     No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself
                     for the good of his country.               --Smalridge.
  
      {To lay one's self open to}, to expose one's self to, as to
            an accusation.
  
      {To lay open}, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.
  
      {To lay over}, to spread over; to cover.
  
      {To lay out}.
            (a) To expend. --Macaulay.
            (b) To display; to discover.
            (c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a
                  garden.
            (d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse.
            (e) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength.
  
      {To lay siege to}.
            (a) To besiege; to encompass with an army.
            (b) To beset pertinaciously.
  
      {To lay the course} (Naut.), to sail toward the port intended
            without jibing.
  
      {To lay the land} (Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the
            horizon, by sailing away from it.
  
      {To lay to}
            (a) To charge upon; to impute.
            (b) To apply with vigor.
            (c) To attack or harass. [Obs.] --Knolles.
            (d) (Naut.) To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause
                  it to be stationary.
  
      {To lay to heart}, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.
  
      {To lay under}, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or
            restraint.
  
      {To lay unto}.
            (a) Same as {To lay to} (above).
            (b) To put before. --Hos. xi. 4.
  
      {To lay up}.
            (a) To store; to reposit for future use.
            (b) To confine; to disable.
            (c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a
                  ship.
  
      {To lay wait for}, to lie in ambush for.
  
      {To lay waste}, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay
            waste the land.
  
      Syn: See {Put}, v. t., and the Note under 4th {Lie}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Toluenyl \Tol`u*e"nyl\, n. [Toluene + -yl.] (Chem.)
      Tolyl. [Obs.]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tel-melah
      hill of salt, a place in Babylon from which the Jews returned
      (id.).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Tel-melah, heap of salt
  
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