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A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandi…

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A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandi…

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Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.

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Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.

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Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]

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Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]

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Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge.

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Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge.

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To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.

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Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.

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Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

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Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indiffer…

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Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indiffer…

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Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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of Prescribe

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of Prescribe

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Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

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Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

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Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate duties; as, a titular prince.

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Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate duties; as, a titular prince.

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A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.

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A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

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To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of mov…

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A loose, flowing upper garment

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of Formality

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of Formality

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Relating or belonging to a court.

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Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

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Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.

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Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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