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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fumatory \Fu"ma*to*ry\, a. [See Fumatorium.]
   Pert. to, or concerned with, smoking. -- n.; pl. -ries. A
   place for subjecting things to smoke or vapor.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sacramentary \Sac`ra*men"ta*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [LL.
   sacramentarium: cf. F. sacramentaire.]
   1. An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by
      Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St.
      Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the
      sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other
      ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same
      kind in France and Germany.
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   2. Same as Sacramentarian, n., 1.
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            Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Signatory \Sig"na*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries.
   A signer; one who signs or subscribes; as, a conference of
   signatories.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ossuary \Os"su*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [L. ossuarium, fr.
   ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.]
   A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel
   house. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [L. ostium door,
   entrance. See Usher.]
   1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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   2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a
      porter. --N. Bacon.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [Cf. F.
   lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
   A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers
   of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that
   the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in
   it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lectionary \Lec"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [LL. lectionarium,
   lectionarius : cf. F. lectionnaire.] (Eccl.)
   A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine
   service.
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8. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prothonotary \Pro*thon"o*ta*ry\
   (pr[-o]*th[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[y^]), or Protonotary
\Pro*ton"o*ta*ry\ (pr[-o]*t[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
   -ries (pr[-o]*th[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[i^]z). [LL.
   protonotarius, fr. Gr. prw^tos first + L. notarius a
   shorthand writer, a scribe: cf. F. protonotaire.]
   1. A chief notary or clerk. " My private prothonotary."
      --Herrick.
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   2. Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and
      in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the
      master. [Eng.] --Wharton. Burrill.
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   3. A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of
      the United States.
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   4. (R. C. Ch.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing
      the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their
      death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college
      in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical
      acts and to make and preserve the official record of
      beatifications.
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   5. (Gr. Ch.) The chief secretary of the patriarch of
      Constantinople.
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   Prothonotary warbler (Zool.), a small American warbler
      (Protonotaria citrea). The general color is golden
      yellow, the back is olivaceous, the rump and tail are
      ash-color, several outer tail feathers are partly white.
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9. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Manufactory \Man`u*fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [Cf. L.
   factorium an oil press, properly, place where something is
   made. See Manufacture.]
   1. Manufacture. [Obs.]
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   2. A building or place where anything is manufactured; a
      factory.
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10. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. (Med.)
   A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. --Bacon.
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11. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Reformatory \Re*form"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries (-r?z).
   An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.
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         Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to
         reformatories instead of to prisons.     --Eng. Cyc.
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12. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Refrigeratory \Re*frig"er*a*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries (-fr?z).
   [CF. F. r['e]frig['e]ratoire.]
   That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically:
   (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water,
       surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby
       condensed.
   (b) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice
       machine.
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13. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Reliquary \Rel"i*qua*ry\ (r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl. -ries
   (-r[i^]z). [LL. reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire.
   See Relic.]
   A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics
   are kept.
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14. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Concessionary \Con*ces"sion*a*ry\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a concession. -- n.; pl. -ries. A
   concessionaire.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

15. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Responsory \Re*spon"so*ry\, n.; pl. -ries (-r?z). [LL.
   responsorium.]
   1. (Eccl.)
      (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate
          speaking, in church service.
      (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a
          refrain.
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                Which, if should repeat again, would turn my
                answers into responsories, and beget another
                liturgy.                          --Milton.
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   2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book.
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16. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries (-r[i^]z).
   One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when
   apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
   --Holland.
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17. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stillatory \Stil"la*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [From Still, for
   distill. Cf. Still, n., and Distillatory, a.]
   1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [R.] --Bacon.
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   2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is
      performed. [R.] --Dr. H. More. --Sir H. Wotton.
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18. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bursary \Bur"sa*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [LL. bursaria. See
   Bursar.]
   1. The treasury of a college or monastery.
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   2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as
      in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his
      studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a
      bursary in her gift." --Southey.
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