KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss." It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining to a good understanding; but the manner of its performance is unknown to this lexicographer.
Ambrose BierceA chop is a piece of leather skillfully attached to a bone and administered to the patients at restaurants.
Ambrose BierceSEINE, n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For fish it is made strong and coarse, but women are more easily taken with a singularly delicate fabric weighted with small, cut stones.
Ambrose BierceDEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris. Variously pronounced.
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