| Anemosis | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wind. ] A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Nemesis | prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr. Ne`mesis, orig., distribution, fr. ne`mein to distribute. See Nomad. ] (Class. Myth.) The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance. [ 1913 Webster ] This is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ] |