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Astragal

A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.

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Bone 76% connected

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

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Molding 76% connected

of Mould

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Moulding 76% connected

of Mould

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Astragalar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the astragalus.

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Astragalar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the astragalus.

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Ankle 70% connected

The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.

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Astragalus 92% connected

The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.

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Bead 92% connected

A prayer.

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Beading 92% connected

of Bead

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Beadwork 92% connected

Ornamental work in beads.

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Talus 92% connected

The astragalus.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Boomerang noun · 78% connection

A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood,…

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Broadcloth noun · 78% connection

A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction fr…

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Cable noun · 78% connection

A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called a…

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Cantonment noun · 78% connection

A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an…

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Concave adjective · 78% connection

Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surfac…

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Convexity noun · 78% connection

The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.

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Convexo-concave adjective · 78% connection

Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be different. See Meniscu…

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Convexo-convex adjective · 78% connection

Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a.

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Convexo-plane adjective · 78% connection

Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.

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Cyma noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

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Cyma reversa noun · 78% connection

a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below

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Cymatium noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

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Epicycle noun · 78% connection

A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the defer…

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Epicycloid noun · 78% connection

A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle.

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Gibbous adjective · 78% connection

Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon.

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Half adverb · 78% connection

In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half p…

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Inch noun · 78% connection

A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechani…

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Last noun · 78% connection

A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and…

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