To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
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A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string.
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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
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The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.
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The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…
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To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
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The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.
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The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.
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A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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Alt. of Fibre
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One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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Fixed; solidified.
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
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A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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The state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement.
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A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as,…
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Taken.
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A knot; a fastening.
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To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…
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A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.
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A contraction for Violoncello.
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Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or b…
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The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…
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A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.
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A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.
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A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the n…
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A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
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A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.
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A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola,…
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A prayer.
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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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A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or mo…
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A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or mo…
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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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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
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One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed.
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A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or mo…
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To draw along; to trail; to drag.
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A twist; a convolution.
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To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
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To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
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