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A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. |
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A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a
precious stone of any kind set alone. |
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A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to
many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs
or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled
except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping," as in
draughts. |
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A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which
formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was
larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for
flight. Called also solitary. |
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Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called
also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is
called the invisible bird. |
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