ACCUSE, v.t. To affirm another's guilt or unworth; most commonly as a justification of ourselves for having wronged him.
Ambrose BierceBook - Learning : The dunce's derisive term for all knowledge that transcends his own impertinent ignorance.
Ambrose BierceMACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and use in dissuading from dissent.
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