PARACMASTIC
\pˌaɹəkmˈastɪk], \pˌaɹəkmˈastɪk], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_k_m_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Decreasing. An epithet for a distemper, which gradually decreases. Also, according to Galen, the period of life when a person is said to grow old, which he places at from 35 to 49, after which he is said to be old-a definition that would not suit us at the present day.-Gorraens, and Castelli.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.