The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice.
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The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
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The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
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To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
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To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
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To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to…
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To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.
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The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
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To inclose. See Inclose.
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The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…
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To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
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The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
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To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a to…
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A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…
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A contraction of Photograph.
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A picture or likeness obtained by photography.
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A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as,…
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A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
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The art of painting; representation by painting.
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A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation o…
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The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.
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An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…
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The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…
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A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower.
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One who bows or bends.
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Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
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An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
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To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.
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A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…
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of Case
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To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.
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A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]
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A frame to hang clothes on.
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Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedes…
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A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge o…
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A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building.
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The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.
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The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.
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The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos a…
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One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm
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Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shad…
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See Gauntree.
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A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere.
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Serving to gratify; agreeable.
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of Grate
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A gridiron.
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A lattice or grating.
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A frame or barrow, without a wheel, carried by hand.
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A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging.
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A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.
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A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.
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A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.…
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Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
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Same as Lattice, n., 1.
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A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the y…
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A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represe…
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One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.
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A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a…
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A sawhorse.
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A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck, and sawbuck.
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One who, or that which, stretches.
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A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine.
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One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
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A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass.
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Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor.
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A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or aut…
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One who walks; a pedestrian.
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A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.
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An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent material,…
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The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
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The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
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One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the framers of the Constitution.
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One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the framers of the Constitution.
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Pertaining to the skeleton.
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Pertaining to the skeleton.
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of Back
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The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.
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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
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A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…
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A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…
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A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehou…
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of Funny
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Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human sha…
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Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.
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A human being; -- opposed tobeast.
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Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.
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A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represe…
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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
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Pay; reward.
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A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
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Sole.
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To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…
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The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dis…
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The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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of Cast
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A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]
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To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
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To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
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To catch in a snare. See Insnare.
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To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contrad…
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The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
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The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles.
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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
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of Frame
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of Inn
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The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
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A pit.
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To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
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The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
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The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
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