01 a. Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
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Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.[Archaic]
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Webster, 1913
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02 n. The rough breathing; a mark (ʽ) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h befor…
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The rough breathing; a mark (ʽ) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced hōs, "rh`twr, pronounced hrā"tōr.(Greek Gram.)
03 n. A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
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A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.