Word Meanings - MANGONIZE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. B. Jonson. (more info) slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater

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• ADVANTAGE
  1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position. Give me advantage of some brief discourse. Shak. The advantages
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• WARES
  See WARE
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• ADVANTAGEOUSNESS
  Profitableness.
• FURBISH
  To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. Shak. Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt. Shak.
• ADVANTAGEABLE
  Advantageous.
• FURBISHABLE
  Capable of being furbished.
• APPEARANCE
  The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or
• FURBISHER
  One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
• ADVANTAGEOUS
  Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation. Advabtageous comparison with any other country. Prescott. You see . . . of what use a good reputation
• ADVANTAGEOUSLY
  Profitably; with advantage.
• REAPPEARANCE
  A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing again.
• DISAPPEARANCE
  The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing. Addison.
• NONAPPEARANCE
  Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.
• REFURBISH
  To furbish anew.
• DISADVANTAGE
  1. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury. I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight to any of you. Burke.
• DELAWARES
  A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.
• UNWARES
  Unawares; unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by at. Holinshed.
• JUNKETRIES
  Sweetmeats.