To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
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Elevated; raised aloft.
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The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
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To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.
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Headdress.
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To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.
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The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
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To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…
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