A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
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DISTEND v. Swell out by pressure from within (distended stomach). distensible adj. Distension n. [latin: related to *tend1]
DISTICH n. Verse couplet. [greek stikhos line]
DISTILL v. (brit. Distil) (-ll-) 1 purify or extract the essence from (a substance) by vaporizing and condensing it and collecting the resulting liquid. - extract the essential meaning of (an idea etc.). - make (whisky, essence, etc.) By distilling raw materials. - fall or cause to fall in drops. distillation n. [latin: related to *de-, stillo drip]
DISTORT v. - pull or twist out of shape. - misrepresent (facts etc.). - transmit (sound etc.) Inaccurately. distortion n. [latin torqueo tort- twist]
DISTURB v. - break the rest, calm, or quiet of. - agitate; worry. - move from a settled position (disturbed my papers). - (as disturbed adj.) Emotionally or mentally unstable. [latin: related to *dis-, turba tumult]
DIURNAL adj. - of the day or daytime. - daily. - occupying one day. diurnally adv. [latin diurnalis from dies day]
DIVERGE v. (-ging) 1 a spread out from a central point, become dispersed. B take different courses (their interests diverged). - a (often foll. By from) depart from a set course.
DIVERSE adj. Varied. [latin: related to *di-2, verto vers- turn]
DIVIDER n. - screen etc. Dividing a room. - (in pl.) Measuring-compasses.
DIVINER n. Person who practises divination.
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Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead.