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tegmentum (iou) and howff (iou)


tegmentum (iou)



tegmentum noun. . M19.
[Latin, var. of tegumentum TEGUMENT.]
Botany. Any of the protective scales of a leaf-bud. M19.
Anatomy. A covering; spec. the upper and dorsal portion of each of the cerebral peduncles, separated by the substantia nigra from the crura cerebri. L19.
tegmental adjective L19.

howff (iou)



howff noun & verb. Scot. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
The main burial ground at Dundee (Hist.); gen. any cemetery. M16.
A favourite meeting-place, a haunt. E18.
b. verb intrans. Frequent, haunt. E19.