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Banded 84% connected

of Band

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Banded 84% connected

of Band

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Blotched 84% connected

Marked or covered with blotches.

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Blotched 84% connected

Marked or covered with blotches.

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Blotchy 84% connected

Having blotches.

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Blotchy 84% connected

Having blotches.

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Brinded 84% connected

Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled.

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Brinded 84% connected

Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled.

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Brindle 84% connected

The state of being brindled.

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Brindle 84% connected

The state of being brindled.

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Brindled 84% connected

Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded.

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Brindled 84% connected

Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded.

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Burled 84% connected

of Burl

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Burled 84% connected

of Burl

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Checked 84% connected

of Check

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Checked 84% connected

of Check

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Checkered 84% connected

of Checker

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Checkered 84% connected

of Checker

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Cross-banded 84% connected

A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is cont…

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Cross-banded 84% connected

A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is cont…

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Dappled 84% connected

Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse.

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Dappled 84% connected

Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse.

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Dotted 84% connected

of Dot

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Dotted 84% connected

of Dot

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Figured 84% connected

of Figure

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Figured 84% connected

of Figure

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Flecked 84% connected

of Fleck

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Flecked 84% connected

of Fleck

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Floral 84% connected

Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths.

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Floral 84% connected

Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths.

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Flowered 84% connected

of Flower

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Flowered 84% connected

of Flower

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Freckled 84% connected

of Freckle

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Freckled 84% connected

of Freckle

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Laced 84% connected

of Lace

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Laced 84% connected

of Lace

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Lentiginose 84% connected

Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.

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Lentiginose 84% connected

Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.

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Lentiginous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.

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Lentiginous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.

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Marbled 84% connected

of Marble

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Marbled 84% connected

of Marble

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Marbleized 84% connected

of Marbleize

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Marbleized 84% connected

of Marbleize

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Moire 84% connected

Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the p…

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Moire 84% connected

Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the p…

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Mottled 84% connected

of Mottle

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Mottled 84% connected

of Mottle

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Patched 84% connected

of Patch

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Patched 84% connected

of Patch

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Ringed 84% connected

of Ring

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Ringed 84% connected

of Ring

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Slashed 84% connected

of Slash

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Slashed 84% connected

of Slash

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Specked 84% connected

of Speck

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Specked 84% connected

of Speck

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Speckled 84% connected

of Speckle

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Speckled 84% connected

of Speckle

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Spotted 84% connected

of Spot

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Spotted 84% connected

of Spot

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Spotty 84% connected

Full of spots; marked with spots.

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Spotty 84% connected

Full of spots; marked with spots.

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Sprigged 84% connected

of Sprig

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Sprigged 84% connected

of Sprig

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Stippled 84% connected

of Stipple

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Stippled 84% connected

of Stipple

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Streaked 84% connected

of Streak

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Streaked 84% connected

of Streak

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Streaky 84% connected

Same as Streaked, 1.

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Streaky 84% connected

Same as Streaked, 1.

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Striped 84% connected

of Stripe

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Striped 84% connected

of Stripe

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Tabby 84% connected

A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.

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Tabby 84% connected

A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.

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Tessellated 84% connected

of Tessellate

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Tessellated 84% connected

of Tessellate

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Veined 84% connected

of Vein

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Veined 84% connected

of Vein

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Venose 84% connected

Having numerous or conspicuous veins; veiny; as, a venose frond.

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Venose 84% connected

Having numerous or conspicuous veins; veiny; as, a venose frond.

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Watered 84% connected

of Water

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Watered 84% connected

of Water

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Plain 94% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Plain 94% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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