brownshirt

brown·shirt

[broun-shurt]
noun (often initial capital letter)
1.
a Nazi.
2.
a Nazi storm trooper.

Origin:
1930–35; brown + shirt so called from the color of the shirt worn as part of the uniform

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brownshirt

noun
a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms 
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Brownshirt is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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