To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.
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One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.
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The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
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The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…
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A knot; a fastening.
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A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…
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A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…
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Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…
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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…
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A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…
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A triplet.
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Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration.
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The number three; three things together; a ternary.
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A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an instrumental) trio.
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A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.
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One more than two; two and one.
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A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gall…
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Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino of three spots or pips.
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A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.
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Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.
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The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three per…
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Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united.
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A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.
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