gradually increasing in speed.

derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.

a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.

a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.

one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.

the science of viniculture.

clad in a toga.

an irrigation ditch.

one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.

to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.