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ablactation(dictionary)

palio (iou) and ablactation (medicine)


palio (iou)



palio noun. . L17.
[Italian from Latin pallium covering, cover.]
A traditional horse-race held in Italy, esp. in Siena, every July and August. Also, the cloth or banner of velvet, silk, etc., given as the prize for winning this race.

ablactation (medicine)


ablactation


1. <zoology> The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.

2. <botany> The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.