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phlebostenosis (medicine) and skit(2) (iou)


phlebostenosis (medicine)


phlebostenosis


Narrowing of the lumen of a vein from any cause.

Origin: phlebo-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing


skit(2) (iou)



skit noun2. L16.
[Rel. to SKIT verb2. Cf. SQUIT noun1.]
A vain or frivolous woman. Chiefly Scot. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
A satirical comment or attack. Usu. foll. by at, upon. E18.
W. H. Pyne No more of your skits at my right noble country.
b. A usu. short piece of light satire or burlesque, freq. as part of a dramatic performance. Also foll. by on. E19.
A. S. Neill A Shakespearian skit as, for example, Julius Caesar with an American gangster setting. Japan Times The Drifters perform in three comical skits on 'power'.
c. A trick; a hoax. Now Scot. & dial. M19.
A light stroke, a flick. rare. L18.
R. W. Emerson In the city, where money follows the skit of a pen.
A light shower of rain, snow, etc. Now chiefly Scot. M19.