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dorty (iou) and aegis (medicine)


dorty (iou)



dorty adjective. Scot. E16.
[Rel. to DORT noun, verb: ult. origin unkn.]
Sulky, pettish; haughty; saucy. E16.
Fastidious. L18.
Sluggish. E19.
Delicate, feeble; (of an animal or plant) difficult to rear. E20.
Of the weather: dry. Of rain: holding off. E20.

aegis (medicine)


aegis


A shield or protective armor; applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also A shield; a protection.

Origin: L. Aegis, fr. Gr. A goat skin, a shield, goat, or fr. To rush.

Source: Websters Dictionary