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Ligament
Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…
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That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…
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Narrower term 4
One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
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A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornam…
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The act of binding.
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A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a…
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Containing whole 1
Musculation.
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