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• LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The distinguishing device of civilization and enlightenment.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ENCOMIAST, n. A special (but not particular) kind of liar.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Misfortune, n.: The kind of fortune that never misses.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary...
• Misfortune, n.: The kind of fortune that never misses.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable.
  The best kind is beauty. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• HYDRA, n. A kind of animal that the ancients catalogued under many heads.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...