ADMINICULUM
\ɐdmɪnˈɪkjʊləm], \ɐdmɪnˈɪkjʊləm], \ɐ_d_m_ɪ_n_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_m]\
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By J.H. Kenneth
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Lat An adminicle; a prop or support; an accessory thing. An aid or support to something else, whether a right or the evidence of one. It is principally used to designate evidence adduced in aid or support of other evidence, which without it is imperfect Brown.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.