The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.
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A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
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The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.
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The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
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The griffin.
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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
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That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
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The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.
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The act of throwing or shooting forward.
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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.
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To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
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To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
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A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.
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Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
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of Thicken
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