IGNORAMUS, n. A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about.

MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet. The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated the subject with a great white light, to the inexpressible advancement of human knowledge.

PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.

EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.

HOSPITALITY, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.