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  • 31Aonian fount — noun The fountain Aganippe, on a slope of Mount Helicon (the Aonian mount) • • • Main Entry: ↑Aonian …

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  • 32Aonian — A*o ni*an ([asl]*[=o] n[i^]*an), a. [From Aonia, a part of B[oe]otia, in Greece.] Pertaining to Aonia, in B[oe]otia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there. [1913 Webster] {Aonian fount}, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount… …

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  • 33Aonian fount — Aonian A*o ni*an ([asl]*[=o] n[i^]*an), a. [From Aonia, a part of B[oe]otia, in Greece.] Pertaining to Aonia, in B[oe]otia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there. [1913 Webster] {Aonian fount}, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of …

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  • 34caballine — cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; …

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  • 35caballine aloes — caballine cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary …

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  • 36Caballine spring — caballine cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary …

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  • 37Hippocrene — Hip po*crene, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; i ppos horse + ? a fountain.] A fountain on Mount Helicon in B[oe]otia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic… …

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  • 38horse aloes — caballine cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary …

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  • 39Pegasus — Peg a*sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount …

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  • 40Hippocrene — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippokrēnē Date: 1605 a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source of poetic inspiration …

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