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pelisse (medicine)


pelisse


An outer garment for men or women, originally of fur, or lined with fur; a lady's outer garment, made of silk or Other fabric.

Origin: F, fr. L. Pelliceus, pellicius, made of skins, fr. Pellis a skin. Cf. Pelt skin, Pilch, and see 2d Pell.

Source: Websters Dictionary


circumstantial (iou)



circumstantial adjective & noun. L16.
[from Latin circumstantia CIRCUMSTANCE noun + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or dependent on circumstances; adventitious, incidental. L16.
circumstantial evidence: tending to establish a conclusion by inference from known facts which are otherwise hard to explain.
Coleridge Our political strength and circumstantial prosperity. J. R. Lowell A principle of life is the first requirement of Art; all else is circumstantial and secondary. O. Sacks The names of my patients,..and certain Other circumstantial details.
Detailed; particular. E17.
Addison We cannot be too minute and circumstantial in accounts of this Nature. J. Wain When telling a lie, make it circumstantial, load it with detail.
Full of ceremony or pomp. E18.
b. noun. In pl. Circumstantial matters; particulars, details; incidental or adventitious features. M17.
circumstanti'ality noun circumstantial quality, (a) particularity M18.
circumstantially adverb M17.
circumstantialness noun M18-E19.