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Pastern
The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.
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The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…
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An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovere…
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