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mystery(1)(dictionary)
mystery(2)(dictionary)
mystery tour(dictionary)
mystery 2, adjective(dictionary)
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fingrigo (medicine) and mystery(2) (iou)


fingrigo (medicine)


fingrigo


Origin: So called in Jamaica.

<botany> A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry.

Source: Websters Dictionary


mystery(2) (iou)



mystery noun2. Also mistery. LME.
[medieval Latin misterium (cf. MISTER noun1) contr. of Latin ministerium MINISTRY by assoc. with mysterium: see MYSTERY noun1.]
a. An occupation; an office rendered. LME-M16.
b. A helpful thing. Only in L16.
a. A handicraft; a craft, an Art; one's trade, profession, or calling. arch. LME.
Art and mystery: a formula employed in indentures binding apprentices to a trade.
b. Skill, Art. E-M17.
A trade guild or company. Now arch. or Hist. L15.