Ephod: alternatives and connections

One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or co…

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.

Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.

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A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.

That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse,…

A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…

An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast.

One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril.

To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his disc…