specious plea
1Special plea in bar — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
2Epistle to the Colossians — Epistle to the Colossians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Colossians One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That …
3Wodeyar — The Wodeyar dynasty (also spelt Wadiyar by the British) was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947, until the independence of India from British rule and the subsequent unification of British dominions and… …
4Muhammad Shamsuddeen III — Muhammad Shamsuddeen Iskander III Lord of twelve thousand isles,the sultan of maldives Reign Maldives: 1893 Maldives: 1902 October 2, 1934 …
5English Confessors and Marytrs (1534-1729) — English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729) Though the resistance of the English as a people to the Reformation compares very badly with the resistance offered by… …
6gloss — I. n. 1. Comment, note, explanation, interpretation, scholium, annotation, commentary. 2. Pretext, pretence, specious plea. 3. Lustre, polish, shining surface, sheen. II. v. n. Comment, make notes, make explanatory remarks. III. v. a. 1. Varnish …
7List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… …
8Vindication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vindication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vindication vindication justification warrant Sgm: N 1 exoneration exoneration exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal &c. 970 Sgm: N 1 whitewashing whitewashing …
9Bail above — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
10Bail to the action — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
